Graeme Souness launches fresh attack on Paul Pogba and insists he wouldn't sign him on a free transfer

Graeme Souness has launched another scathing attack on Paul Pogba.

The Frenchman is set for a return to the field in March 2025 after his four year doping ban was reduced to 18 months on appeal.

He has a contract with Juventus until 2026 but it is expected that the player and club are set for a mutual parting of the ways, so Pogba could soon be available on a free transfer.

But Souness believes the 31-year-old would not make a good addition for teams.

Speaking on the Three Up Front Podcast with Simon Jordan, the former Liverpool midfielder gave a firm “No” when asked if he would sign Pogba.

Souness has a long history of criticising the former Manchester United man, especially during his second spell at Old Trafford.

And he has laid into the France international again, arguing that Pogba has been in his ‘armchair’ since winning the World Cup in 2018.

“How do I see him? Extremely talented, but he's just a wasted talent,” Souness added.

Paul Pogba in action for Juventus against Empoli in September 2023 - Getty

“I think maybe the worst thing that happened to him was winning the World Cup. He would have been a young man, 23?'

“From that point on, I think he got in his armchair.

“I took it personally when I was playing against someone. It's the only position (central midfield) on the pitch where you are against someone who's wanting to do more or less the exact same things as you want to do on a football pitch.

“The only thing I was taught to do, from the first minute, was to work harder than the guy I was in against.

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“He (Pogba) goes out to play and to show everyone how cute and clever he is. Instead of saying, ‘I'm going out to make him (his opposite midfielder) have a miserable day’.”

Pogba has been linked with a return to France with Marseille said to be interested should the midfielder confirm his exit from Juventus.

Former Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is now in charge at the Ligue 1 club. His team includes former Manchester United man Mason Greenwood and Pogba’s old Juventus teammate Adrien Rabiot.

Pogba is free to resume training from January and is eligible for selection again in March.