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Graeme Souness again takes aim at 'lazy' Paul Pogba who 'wasted all of his talent'

Graeme Souness has once again taken aim at Paul Pogba, with the Liverpool legend branding the French midfielder "lazy" and a "wasted talent" who he would not take a punt on

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Graeme Souness believes Paul Pogba to be a "lazy" player(Image: Up Front /Youtube)

Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has branded Paul Pogba a "lazy player" who is "a wasted talent".

The French midfielder recently had his doping ban reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport from four years to 18 months.

Pogba was suspended earlier this year following a drugs test which found he had elevated levels of testosterone in his system to help improve his endurance following an injury.

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CAS accepted Pogba's argument that he did not intentionally ingest the banned substance, leading to the reduction of his ban. While it remains unclear just where Pogba, currently contracted to Juventus, will play his football moving forward, the 31-year-old will be free to train come January 2025, and can return to action in March next year.

However, one individual who would not take a punt on signing Pogba is former Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness, who has publicly criticised the former Manchester United midfielder on multiple occasions. And despite Pogba being cleared to return to action next year, Souness has outlined just why he would not be interested in signing the midfielder should he be available on a free.

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Paul Pogba can return to action in March next year(Image: Getty Images)

Speaking on Three Up Front, William Hills podcast, Souness said: If I was a Premier League manager, there are no circumstances under which I would take a punt on bringing in Paul Pogba. Hes only played 39 games since the 2021/22 season.

"He is extremely talented, but hes a wasted talent. The worst thing that happened to him was winning the World Cup because from that point on he just sat in his armchair. When Jos Mourinho was at Manchester United, he called Pogba a virus. Hes a lazy player, but midfield is a position that you have to take personally.

"Its the only position on the pitch where youre directly up against someone whos trying to do the same job as you. I always wanted to have a better day than whoever I was up against, and the only thing I was taught to do was work harder than my opponent.

"Pogba just goes out to play and show off to everyone how cute and clever he is, rather than trying to make his opponent have a miserable day. Hes got all the ability and athleticism you need; hes just missing something upstairs."

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