Italian club Juventus announced that Paul Pogba, the team's midfielder, was suspended for four years due to his use of doping.
French international Pogba (30 years old) underwent a random test after Juventus' first match of the season on August 20.
BBC Sport has learned that Pogba is likely to appeal against the decision of the Italian National Anti-Doping Court (NADO).
The failed drug test was confirmed by Nadeau in a The second sample is in OctoberThe Anti-Doping Prosecutor's Office requested a four-year ban.
Juventus told the BBC that they had received notice from the anti-doping court on Thursday morning.
The ruling means Pogba will not be able to play until 2027, when he will be 33, with the ban dated backdated to the date of the test failure.
It is understood that Pogba believes that if he took a banned substance, he did so unintentionally.
Speaking at the time of the initial suspension, Pogba's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, said: “What is certain is that Paul Pogba never wanted to break the rule.”
Testosterone is a hormone that increases endurance in athletes.
Nadeau said Pogba broke the rules when the test was found to contain banned non-endogenous testosterone metabolites, which are substances the body does not naturally produce from testosterone, and the results were “consistent with exogenous factors.” [external] Origin of target compounds.
Juventus re-signed Pogba on a four-year deal in July 2022 after the player terminated his contract with Manchester United and left as a free agent.
He also played for the Italian giants from 2012 to 2016, making 178 appearances in all competitions and scoring 34 goals, before joining United for one year. The then world record transfer fee was £89.3m.
The 2018 World Cup winner's return to Turin has been plagued by persistent injury problems that saw him miss last year's World Cup in Qatar.
Pogba has played a total of 51 minutes as a substitute this season in matches between Bologna and Empoli.
Last season, he played 108 minutes across six Serie A matches, made three appearances and provided one assist in the Europa League, and managed 11 minutes in the Coppa Italia – a total of 162 minutes and no goals.
