Former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Petit believes the Gunners will not take the risk of signing Paul Pogba when his doping ban ends in 2025.

Pogba is eyeing a return to the top level after having his four-year doping ban reduced to 18 months. It looked as though the midfielder would be forced to hang up his boots, but he can train again in January and play competitive games from March onwards.

The World Cup winner spent three years at Arsenal between 1997 and 2000, and then after a season at Barcelona he returned to the Premier League in 2001 and spent three years with Chelsea

Emmanuel Petit has challenged Arsenal to show they have ‘guts’ and take a gamble on signing Paul Pogba. The 31-year-old’s career has stagnated over the course of the last two years with an injury compounded by the lenghty ban he received for doping offences was which was reduced to 18 months following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Emmanuel Petit believes Paul Pogba's next club will be in France and has ruled out an Arsenal swoop for the World Cup winner. Pogba recently

Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit does not think his former club "have the guts" to sign Paul Pogba when he leaves Serie A giants Juventus.