Paul Pogba said during his discovery at the New Club Monaco on Thursday a return to the French national team “It would certainly be a dream and a bonus for me.”

Winner of World Cup 2018 boasts 91 hats for FranceBut it has not represented Les Bleus since March 2022 due to injuries and an 18-month doping suspension that ended four months ago.

“The desire of every French football player to represent the national team of France, but there are stages,” said the 32-year-old.

“Today I am in the first phase: to return and perform well.

“There are points to win and you have to win them because it’s a very, very good group, a great team,” he added.

within PogbaLack, France reached the World Cup final 2022 but was beaten by a penalty Lionel Messi—Apired Argentina.

They also arrived at the European Championship semifinal last year, before losing 2-1 to eventual winners Spain.

Midfielder Pogba signed a two-year contract with Ligue 1 Club Monaco on Saturday in an attempt to rebuild his career.

Ancestry Manchester United The player has made only 12 appearances during the last three seasons due to injuries, suspension and a extortion case in which he was the victim.

Pogba failed a drug test in August 2023 after a match for Juventus And he has been free to return to football since March, though his contract in Italian giants was completed last year.

In 2024, his brother Mathias was sentenced to three years in prison, to two years suspended, for his role in a plot to extort 13 million euros ($ 15.3 million) from Pogba in 2022.

Winning four Italian League titles with Juventus and Europa League 2017 with English team Man United, Pogba will now play football in the club in his place in his professional career.