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Paul Pogba erstwhile destroyed Graeme Souness aft helium called him a 'YouTube' footballer successful a brutal putdown.
Pogba signed a two-year woody with AS Monaco aft helium served his suspension for a doping ban.
He received a four-year prohibition which was aboriginal chopped to 10 months pursuing an appeal.
Pogba was suspended by Italy's nationalist anti-doping tribunal aft a drugs trial recovered elevated levels of testosterone - a hormone that increases endurance - successful his system.
He's nearing a instrumentality to the shot transportation aft serving his suspension, having joined Monaco - with the French media making their feelings known astir his upcoming return.
Monaco look Cercle Brugge connected Friday arsenic they statesman their pre-season preparations up of the caller season.
But helium isn't expected to marque his Monaco debut. However, his comeback is imminent.
Paul Pogba signed for AS Monaco aft serving his doping suspension. Image: Getty
Pogba volition person plentifulness of eyeballs connected him erstwhile helium does yet look for Monaco.
Souness could beryllium 1 of his critics, having antecedently feuded with the prima midfielder erstwhile helium was plying his commercialized successful the Premier League with Manchester United.
When helium was a Sky Sports pundit, the Scot didn't clasp backmost successful his disapproval of Pogba, labelling him 'a spot of a YouTuber' and 'an implicit doddle to play against'.
The 32-year-old Frenchman responded by claiming helium didn't cognize who Souness was.
"I didn’t adjacent cognize who helium was, really," helium told the United podcast. "I heard helium was a large subordinate and worldly similar that. I cognize the look but [not] the name. Like I said I’m not idiosyncratic that watches a batch of [punditry], I ticker a batch of shot but I don’t enactment aft the crippled to perceive to what they accidental astir wherefore they did this oregon wherefore they did that. I similar to absorption connected football."
Graeme Souness has been captious of Paul Pogba implicit the years. Image: Getty
Naturally, Souness deed backmost arsenic helium told Pogba to 'put your medals connected the table'.
"I’m blessed with that," helium said. "The oldest saying successful shot comes to mind: 'Put your medals connected the table'. I’ve got a large table.”
Souness won 5 league titles and 3 European cups during his trophy-laden spell astatine Liverpool.
Pogba's medal haul isn't arsenic extended compared to Souness but the Frenchman is simply a World Cup victor and scored successful the 2018 last against Croatia. A trophy the 72-year-old did not win.
Does Graeme Souness truly 'hate' Paul Pogba?
Patrice Evra asked Souness if helium 'hated' Pogba to which the Liverpool fable replied by claiming helium doesn't.
"I had a bully speech with Graeme Souness astir Paul Pogba, and I asked him wherefore helium hated Pogba, but helium told maine that helium didn’t," Evra said connected The Overlap - brought to you by Sky Bet.
"He recovered Pogba much frustrating, particularly with his endowment and quality. And that’s what I accidental to Paul. 'Stop reasoning radical hatred you. It’s due to the fact that you frustrate them. You are an animal. When you tally container to box, cipher tin halt you'."
