First it was the narrow win in the city derby thanks to Dušan Vlahović’s sixth league goal of the season, and now more good news for Juventus fans arrived. Paul Pogba, the most vocal reinforcement of this summer, will soon finally be able to return to the field, his manager Rafaela Pimento revealed in an interview with Tutosport. And not only that, she claims that the Frenchman is extremely motivated to take over the ‘conductor’s baton’ in midfield, as he did in his first term in Turin.🗣️: “Pogba had other offers, but hearing the word “Juventus” he put them aside. He couldn’t wait to close the negotiation. Every day he asked me: when do I go to Juve? He loves this club because it has given him the greatest happiness.” #Juventus- Pimenta Pogba’s agent pic.twitter.com/EgYO8spUWn— Bianconeri Zone (@BianconeriZone) October 17, 2022 The ancestor of the business empire left by the late super-agent Mino Raiola was talking a lot about Pogba. She didn’t only talked about his return on the field and the knee issue, but about negotiations for his return, and off course, the situation with his brother and attempted blackmail.“When Paul finally decided to get help he improved the situation and realised there was a solution. He is in the hands of lawyers. Paul has now done everything he had to do. Yes, maybe he could have told me earlier but I understand him. Because it’s not easy to talk about these things and often you try to solve them on your own, because you are ashamed, because you are afraid. He’s enthusiastic. Paul’s superpower is to overcome difficulties with incredible strength and great positivity. There was a moment a few weeks ago when he said to me: ‘Rafaela, that’s enough. I don’t want to think about anything anymore, I focus on my knee and recovery, because I want to play again’. And that’s what he did. I’m sure he didn’t listen to anyone or hear anything anymore, because he is capable of shutting out the world and concentrating on one single goal” she explained.Pogba admits being held to a gunpoint by extortionistsPimenta also revealed how the negotiations with Juventus took place, and it seems they were very quick and easy.“It all happened in April, when Arrivabene and Nedved came to Monte-Carlo to watch the Masters 1000 tennis tournament. They came by the office, we chatted a bit and I said to them, why don’t you sign Pogba? And they said: ‘Sure! We can do it tomorrow, would he come?’ And I said: ‘Let’s call him’. And so it went… What did Paul say? He was happy. He cares about Juve. He had other hypotheses on the table, but when he heard the word Juve he immediately put them aside. He loves this club and he loves Italy. This is because Juventus has given him wonderful moments and the greatest happiness. Then you know, the player will always remain linked to the club where he made the leap from unknown to great player, for Paul Juventus means so much. Since he left Juventus he has always watched Juventus games and suffered and cheered for them“ said Pimenta.##NAJAVA_MECA_6724261##The Brazilian lawyer also revealed the things her client didn’t like when he was playing for the ‘Old Lady’ for the first time.„I have never heard Paul speak ill of Juventus, except for two things. When he was there they went to a hotel retreat and he complained a lot about the size of the bed: too short. He used to say, ‘My feet are coming out! The other thing was pasta with tomato sauce: ‘Rafaela, there’s always pasta with tomato sauce’. And I used to answer him: ‘You’re in Italy! What do you want to eat? Rice and beans?’ But we used to joke a lot about this and this summer he had become almost obsessive. He couldn’t wait to close the deal. He was constantly asking me: when am I going to Juve? When am I going to Juve? He was excited like crazy. Weeks passed like that… and then he arrived and got hurt. An immense sorrow” explained Pogba’s agent.Pogba decides to go on knee surgeryDespite all this haste and wish to play for the club he likes so much, Pogba is yet to play a single minute for Juve, and the reason is a knee injury which took too much time to heal, due to a wrong decision how to recover it.„Juventus were very correct to give him the freedom to decide, because the knee is his. Now, he is not a doctor and neither am I. We spoke to many specialists, most of them suggested surgery, some suggested conservative therapy. Of course when you want to avoid surgery you are selective in listening and you tend to listen to those who say: conservative therapy… he tried it and it went wrong. Why did he not want the operation? Because he was convinced that with conservative therapy he would come back sooner. And he had the goal of coming back as soon as possible to serve the team. Fortunately, that’s over now. He will soon be back on the pitch for his Juve team“ explained Pimenta.
