With Paul Pogba now eligible to return to football, one European team has confirmed they already held talks with the former Manchester United star.
Pogba's doping ban was reduced from four years to 18 months last year, allowing him to join a club free of choice.
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The World Cup winner was on the books of Juventus before he was contract was terminated during the January transfer and he has since been linked with a number of clubs in Europe and Major League Soccer.
Olympique Marseille Pablo Longoria has now revealed conversations did take place between the club and Pogba's camp.
"We had conversations and we had this opportunity because the player had come onto the market," Longoria told Cadena SER.
"However we decided not to do it this season because we thought that his recovery time could upset the balance of the squad. And that would raise expectations.
"We felt that it would be counterproductive."