'Big problem' Paul Pogba torn into for 'going skiing while Juventus team-mates struggle'

Paul Pogba's latest injury setback which has further delayed his return to action for Juventus comes after he holidayed in the ski slopes over the Christmas break

Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2023 by Dailystar.co.uk

Paul Pogba's nightmare Juventus return has seen him labelled a "big problem" by former midfielder Marco Tardelli.

Pogba, 29, is yet to play for the Serie A side since re-joining them on a free transfer at the end of his Manchester United contract last summer. A long-term knee injury has kept him sidelined - but he went on holiday to the ski slopes over Christmas.

The midfielder hit back at critics by posting a video which insisted he hadn't been joining in on the snowy action. But ex-Italy international Tardelli, 68, is fuming at his antics.

He told 90 Minute on Rai 2: "Pogba hasn't played since April 2022, when he was still in Manchester. It's now a problem for Juve, we don't know when he'll return and we don't know what he wants to do.

"Pogba goes skiing while his team-mates are struggling with the big problems of Juve. Today Pogba is a big problem that the Bianconeri must solve.

Pogba visited the ski slopes at Christmas - infuriating Marco Tardelli

"This situation also demonstrates that Juve do not have clear enough ideas. [Massimiliano] Allegri has to take over for me, it's not possible to have a player like that on the payroll. His behaviour towards his team-mates isn't fair either, it annoys me."

Tardelli's comments come after Pogba's latest injury setback. He was on the bench for their 2-0 home defeat to Monza last month but picked up a hip flexor problem before he could make his return.

He's subsequently been absent for the last three matches and is out for an indefinite period of time. After a 1-0 win over Fiorentina at the weekend, boss Allegri said: "Pogba cannot be called up, he’s still out at the moment.

"He’s not there, I’m sorry to say it but that’s the reality. He’s working to be available again, [but] right now I can’t tell you when he’ll be back. Maybe in 20 days, I don’t know."