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Senior football correspondent Published 11 August 2026 Updated 2 hours ago Paul Pogba is expected to leave Monaco amid talks over a possible contract termination.
The 2018 World Cup winner joined the Ligue 1 side last summer after he was permitted to return to professional football after a doping suspension.
Pogba signed a two-year deal, which was due to run until the end of the forthcoming season.
But a source has told the BBC discussions over an early exit are under way and are expected to be concluded soon.
BBC Sport understands Pogba is attracting interest from Major League Soccer (MLS). He has previously been linked to DC United and Inter Miami.
However, Pogba sustained a hamstring injury at Monaco's pre-season training camp in England earlier this week, which could delay his anticipated switch to MLS.
Monaco have not yet commented on the situation.
Pogba's first season at Monaco was disrupted by injury but there was hope this season would see the France midfielder play regularly.
But a change in manager, after Filipe Luis replaced Sebastien Pocognoli, could see Monaco head in a different direction in central midfield.
Pogba was provisionally banned from football for four years after a positive test for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in February 2024, following a doping test in August 2023.
Pogba maintained it was a mistake and that he was given a supplement without knowing it contained a banned substance.
He was permitted to return to football in March 2025 following the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to reduce his ban to 18 months .
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