There was a lot of speculation during the winter transfer window that Paul Pogba would relaunch his career at Marseille.
The Ligue 1 club's president Pablo Longoria praised the former Juventus and Manchester United midfielder as an extraordinary player and others at the club, including France international Adrien Rabiot, lobbied for Pogba.
But Marseille bought someone else.
Once one of the world's top midfielders, Pogba's headlines in recent years have been more for his off-field problems than his on-field abilities.
Juventus "mutually agreed" with Pogba last year to cancel his contract despite the 2018 World Cup winner having a ban for doping slashed. The Serie A club never seemed overly enthusiastic about welcoming him back after his four-year doping ban was reduced to 18 months following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Pogba will be free to resume his career in March.
Asked on RMC radio why he did not make a move to hire Pogba, Longoria said his suspension unt