French midfielder Paul Pogba, who recently joined Juventus, has suffered a right knee injury and will not be with the Old Lady club in the US city of Texas to face Barcelona in a friendly on Wednesday. club. And Juventus released a statement on their website explaining that “after reporting pain in his right knee, Paul Pogba underwent an x-ray which revealed a damaged meniscus.” He added that Pogba “will have a consultation with an orthopedist in the next few hours.”

World champion Pogba returned to Juventus for a second time this month on a free contract from Manchester United, who joined him in a record deal in 2016 worth 105 million euros. The 29-year-old played a big role in coach Massimiliano Allegri’s team, which won the first leg of the round on Friday against Mexico’s Chivas Guadalajara (2-0).