This summer, French international Paul Pouba returned to the Juventus camp as a free agent. However, he unfortunately suffered a serious knee injury during the pre-season warm-up and had to undergo surgery. Although rehabilitation has begun, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Puba suffered another thigh area injury in a recent training session and is expected to be out for 10 days. This change has made the already slim prospects of the World Cup even more bleak.
Puba began his return to training two weeks ago after completing knee surgery. However, due to his long absence from competition, he developed a thigh muscle problem during his re-training and had to be sidelined for another 10 days. This means that he will hardly be able to represent Juventus before the World Cup, including the upcoming UEFA Europa League match against Paris Saint-Germain in the early hours of Thursday morning. In addition, the French national team's World Cup squad may also lose the central midfielder as a result. Meanwhile, Chelsea's midfielder Nikola Dzic has also suffered an injury, leaving France potentially without their midfield partner from the previous champions in this World Cup.
