La Gazzetta dello Sport journalist Nino Minoliti argued why Paul Pogba should waive the bonuses in his Juventus contract, suggesting that the move could restore some goodwill after his disastrous start back to life in Turin.

Things have not gone well for the 29-year-old Frenchman following his return to the Bianconeri on a free transfer last summer. He penned a four-year contract with the club, worth around €8m net per season plus €2m in various add-ons.

Pogba has only managed to see 35 minutes of action with Juventus this season, struggling with a serious knee injury and now a muscle problem, sidelining him for another three or four weeks. Patience has grown thin with the 2018 World Cup winner and now questions are being asked about his future.

Minoliti wrote a column for La Gazzetta dello Sport today, detailing Pogba’s issues at Juventus and how he could take a small step to win back over the fans.

“It’s clear that the operation turned out to be a failure, in all respects. Not least the financial one, evidently. But at least here, Pogba could pull off an old coup of his own, trying to go the club’s way.

“Since he has played the pittance of 35 minutes this year, he could at least waive the bonuses in his contract, as the club have already asked him to do, without obtaining any progress.

“There is no demand that he suspend his salary, as the great Fernando Redondo did when he moved from Real to AC Milan and was immediately stopped by a serious injury. Nor that he play at the contractual minimum, as Damiano Tommasi decided, at Roma, returning from a long lay-off.

“Or that he leaves a month’s salary of €250,000 as Mario Mandzukic did, again at AC Milan and in recent times. But a sign, a move, a gesture of honour, as they would have once said, would be desirable and also – allow us Pogba – due.

“Of course, for practical purposes it wouldn’t change much because 2023 is now gone and reducing his salary wouldn’t turn back the clock. But for the future, yes it would.

“It would mean a little bit of compensation to the club that had welcomed him back, people would appreciate it and even Paul might feel a little relieved, now that the naysayers have sapped his morale. Think about it, there is time.”

One thought on “‘Pogba could at least waive the bonuses in his Juventus contract’”
  1. Ridiculous to make this statement public before Pogba has even considered it. Now if he does not waive the bonus, what will fans think of?

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