“Following yesterday and today’s medical review in Turin and Pittsburgh, it is extremely distressing to inform Paul Pogba that he will still need time to recover from surgery,” Raffaella Pimenta said in a statement.
“For this reason, neither Paul will be able to join the Juventus team before the World Cup break nor the French national team in Qatar.”
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Friday that it was “highly unlikely” that the 29-year-old midfielder would play for his team before the Serie A World Cup ends.
Italian media reported earlier on Monday that Pogba could be out for 15 days due to a thigh injury.
“Paul Pogba, in light of the recent radiological examinations … and the advice that Professor Volker Mosahel had in Pittsburgh regarding his knee assessment, needs to continue his rehabilitation programme,” Juventus said in a statement.
Pogba is one of 12 Juventus players who are currently out of play.
He has not played for Juventus since re-signing him from Manchester United in the summer, causing a meniscus injury in his right knee in July.
He initially chose not to go into a bid to make the Qatar Championships, which kicks off on November 20.
But after returning to training early last month, Pogba changed his mind and opted for surgery, which kept him on the sidelines until two weeks ago when he resumed his partial training with Juventus.
Pogba was a key player in the French national team that won the World Cup in Russia four years ago. He scored in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in the final.
His absence from Didier Deschamps’ side adds to that of midfield partner N’Golo Kante, who was ruled out for four months after undergoing surgery for a hamstring injury.
The 31-year-old has not played for Chelsea since his exit against Tottenham in August.
Missing the World Cup is another blow in a difficult year for Pogba, who is also implicated in an alleged blackmail plot involving his brother.
Matthias Pogba, 32, was charged last month with four other people, all close to the World Cup winner who filed a complaint with Turin prosecutors in July, saying he was blackmailed for 13 million euros ($12.6 million).
Paul Pogba told investigators that his blackmailers wanted to discredit him by claiming that he had asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Paris Saint-Germain and France star Kylian Mbappe, which Pogba denies.
(France Press agency)
