Rafaela Pimenta, Paul Pogba’s agent, claimed that the France international “never wanted to break” football’s anti-doping regulations.
After the Juventus midfielder was given a temporary suspension for an anti-doping offense by Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal (Nado), Pimenta spoke to Sky Sports News.
The 30-year-old reportedly tested positive for synthetic testosterone, a hormone that boosts athletes’ endurance, following Juve’s 3-0 victory over Udinese on August 20.
A statement issued to Sky Sports News from Pimenta said: “We are waiting for the counter analysis and until then we can’t say anything.
“The certain thing is that Paul Pogba never wanted to break the rules.”
Pogba, who is yet to start a game this season but has made two substitute appearances, is mandated to produce a counter-analysis of the result to Nado.
If found guilty of doping, the Frenchman risks a suspension between two and four years.
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