Pogba avoids knee surgery, set to miss five weeks

Italian club Juventus announced on Tuesday that its French international midfielder Paul Pogba will be sidelined for five weeks, but will not undergo the knee surgery that would have kept him out of the 2022 World Cup. The France international, who returned to Juventus this summer after six years at Manchester United, will receive “conservative therapy for five weeks”, a club spokesperson said. Pogba, 29, injured the meniscus in his right knee during a training session with Juventus last month in the United States on the club’s pre-season tour. Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is expected to be sidelined for five weeks but will not undergo knee surgery that could have ruled him out of the World Cup, his club said Tuesday. The France international, who returned to Juventus this summer after six years at Manchester United, will receive “conservative therapy for five weeks”. Pogba, 29, injured the meniscus in his right knee during a training session with Juventus last month in the United States on the club’s pre-season tour. He sought the advice of several specialists on a course of treatment and to determine whether surgery was required. Pogba will miss the start of the Serie A season, which is due to begin on August 13 but could return in mid-September