<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Manchester City are planning to sign French star Paul Pogba in the winter transfer market, after he recently terminated his contract with his former club Juventus.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Doping issues cloud his future</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Pogba was accused of taking a performance-enhancing substance in an Italian league match with Juventus in August 2023, which led to his suspension for 4 years, but the penalty was reduced from 4 years to 18 months, making the player eligible to return to the stadiums next March.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Manchester City awaits Guardiola's opinion</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In light of the reduction of his ban, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/hidden-secrets-and-details-what-happened-to-benjamin-mendy-at-manchester-city">Manchester City</a> will inform its manager, Pep Guardiola, about the possibility of signing Pogba upon his return to the stadiums. The club is studying the options available in the winter transfers in light of the difficulty of strengthening the team with new players.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Pogba's reservations about returning to Manchester</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Regarding Pogba's future, reports have confirmed that the player is reluctant to return to Manchester after his previous experience with Manchester United, and it is also said that he has reservations about returning to England in general, preferring to play in the Spanish, Italian or German leagues.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Pogba's ambitions to return to the highest level</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Paul Pogba is looking to return to his former level and play in the highest leagues, as he shows greater interest in joining clubs competing in the major leagues outside England.</p>