Paul Pogba returned to training with Juventus on Tuesday just over a month before France s first World Cup game.
The midfielder s second spell with Juve got off to a nightmare start when he suffered a lesion to the lateral meniscus in his right knee.
That injury blow has prevented Pogba from making a competitive appearance for the Bianconeri following his Manchester United exit.
Pogba was back training with his Juve team-mates on Tuesday, however, with the club revealing he worked partially with the squad as he was pictured in action.
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That is good news for both the Serie A giants and France five weeks before the holders start their defence of the World Cup against Australia in Qatar.
Confirmation of Pogba s return came after Les Bleus head coach Didier Deschamps stated he would need to be sure the 29-year-old is fully fit before naming him in his squad.
Speaking after attending Monday s Ballon d Or ceremony in Paris, Deschamps told Sport Mediaset: His programme is going well. The important thing is that he is cured, I think he will be, and this is already a good thing.
Then there will be the question of whether he looks athletic, since he hasn t played for a long time.
But I repeat, before thinking about whether I call him up, he must be healed.
