Juventus and France midfielder Paul
Pogba has requested a counter-analysis after testing positive
for "testosterone not of endogenous origin" in August, sources
told ANSA on Thursday.
The counter-analysis will be carried out on September 20.
On Monday Italy's national anti-doping tribunal suspended Pogba
as a precautionary measure following the positive test regarding
a sample he gave after Juve's opening game of the Serie A season
away at Udinese last month.
The Turin giants won the game in Udine 3-0.
Pogba, 30, did not play in the match but he did take the field
in the subsequent games against Bologna and Empoli.
The shock news come as the midfielder looked to be coming out of
a difficult period on both the professional and personal fronts.
He was dogged by injury problems last season after returning to
Juve from Manchester United and was also the victim of attempted
extortion allegedly involving his brother Mathias.
"Money changes people and it can destroy a family. It can create
a war," he told Al Jazeera.
"Sometimes when I was alone I used to think 'I don't want to
have money any more, I don't want to play football any more'.
"Now I want to make the critics eat their words and show that
I'm not weak. "I'll never give up," he said.
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