When Julen Lopetegui took over as West Ham manager in the summer, optimism rose. The Spaniard had shown with Wolverhampton he could intimidate even the biggest Premier League clubs, now the London club was going back to the top of the table. A glance at the same table gives the supporters anything but hope. Now a player everyone thought was finished is linked to the club.
When Paul Pogba was given a four-year ban for doping, most people thought it was the last time we saw the Frenchman in one of the biggest leagues. The quarantine was reduced and is finished serving in March, last week Pogba became a free agent after breaking with Juventus.
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According to Italian TuttoJuve, West Ham have sent signals they are ready to sign Pogba, with the club seeing the former Manchester United player as “a potential key player” for the team.
English TBR Football reported last week that Pogba himself is open to a return to the Premier League.
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