'We're inviting him to come & play' - Paul Pogba urged to join ex-Man Utd team-mate Mason Greenwood at Marseille by former Juventus & France co-star Adrien Rabiot as doping ban ticks down

France international Rabiot briefly spent time working with his fellow countryman at Serie A giants Juventus, but saw injuries limit Pogba’s game time before the World Cup winner was stung with a worldwide football ban in September 2023 after failing a doping test.

Rabiot has since moved on to Marseille, while Pogba is a free agent after seeing his contract in Turin terminated. He will be cleared to resume his career in March 2025, with Rabiot telling L’Equipe of a potential reunion in Ligue 1: “I would like to play with Paul. We had the opportunity to rub shoulders quickly at Juventus. We didn't have too many opportunities to play together because he had a lot of problems. I was very disappointed.”

Rabiot went on to say of Marseille being ready to welcome Pogba on board as a collective, with a big future call being left in the 31-year-old midfielder’s hands: “We are inviting him to come and play at OM. What we are putting in place is really very important. There is a real dynamic, it is very professional, from the players to the coach and the management. There is real ambition. If he wants to come, it would be a pleasure.”

Patrice Evra, a former colleague of Pogba at Manchester United, is another to have suggested that his fellow countryman should return to his homeland at Stade Velodrome. Pogba is yet to make any public statement on his future plans, with there also talk of interest being shown in him from American clubs in MLS.