Present at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday evening, Didier Deschamps, broached the subject of Paul Pogba's convalescence and wanted to be reassuring about the chances of the midfielder, who had knee surgery in early September, to be operational for the World Cup in Qatar in a month (20 November - 18 December).
According to the coach of the Blues, the Turinese, very close to turning back the grounds, retains a hope of being part of the players called up for the World Cup.
From the Châtelet theater, Deschamps spoke at the Sport Mediaset microphone on Monday evening.
"Pogba is fine, his program is going well, the important thing is that he is cured," said the coach of the Blues.
Relaunched on Pogba's chances of being present in the list of players selected for Qatar, Deschamps, without kicking completely into touch, delivered a sibylline response but imbued with optimism.
“We will see that after, the important thing above all is that he is cured, and I think he will be, and that is already a good thing, declared the former partner of Zinedine Zidane at Juventus in Turin .
Then there is a second aspect which is athletic.
Time has passed between the last games he played and today.
But I repeat, before thinking of a summons, he must be healed.
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Operated for a lesion of the lateral meniscus of the right knee on September 5, Pogba had initially postponed the operation for several weeks before resolving to pass into the hands of the surgeon.
According to the player's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, who spoke recently, it would be very close to a return to training.
But concerning Pogba, the race against the clock will be played out with very little and will not fail to place Deschamps in front of a delicate choice.
The coach of the Blues must communicate his list for the next World Cup on Wednesday November 9 at 8 p.m.
In anticipation of the World Cup, Deschamps already knows that he will have to do without the services of N'Golo Kanté, who suffered a hamstring injury in August and who withdrew a few days ago, as well as Boubacar Kamara, injured in the knee. right.