Paul Pogba has been offered to multiple MLS clubs since last August. No official negotiations yet, but the fact that it's gotten this far tells you everything about where his career currently stands.
Foot Mercato, citing the Daily Mail, report that DC United, Inter Miami, and New York City are among the American sides who've had the 33-year-old's name put in front of them. The Saudi Pro League, once a natural destination for a player of his profile, doesn't appear to be a serious option right now. MLS, apparently, is.
The Monaco chapter is already closed
Pogba lasted six matches at Monaco before cutting ties this summer, leaving him as a free agent for the second time in recent years. His doping ban was reduced on appeal, which opened the door back onto a pitch — but it didn't open many doors to clubs willing to take a chance on him in Europe.
That's the context here. This isn't a player choosing an adventure in America at the peak of his powers. It's a World Cup winner trying to find somewhere that will still have him.
Inter Miami is the name that jumps out, partly because of Lionel Messi's presence — though it's worth being skeptical about how much of this is genuine football fit and how much is marketing logic. A Pogba-Messi pairing makes for a compelling headline. Whether it makes for a functional midfield at 33 and 37 respectively is a different question entirely.
What MLS would actually be getting
At his best, Pogba was one of the most complete midfielders in Europe — technically gifted, physically dominant, capable of moments that changed matches. The problem is that version of Pogba has been largely absent for the better part of four years, between injuries, the Juventus decline, the Manchester United dysfunction, and then the ban.
MLS has absorbed high-profile late-career moves before, with mixed results. Some players rediscover rhythm in a lower-pressure environment. Others find that the legs and the sharpness don't come back just because the stage got smaller. Anyone pricing Pogba into an Inter Miami futures market should factor in that he hasn't played meaningful, consistent football in a very long time.
No club has made an offer. His future, as the reports put it, remains open to all possibilities — which is another way of saying nobody has committed to anything yet.
