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Cristiano Ronaldo and £97.5m signing a warning for Man United after Paul Pogba invitation

Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to offer Paul Pogba a route back into football as the midfielder nears the end of his doping ban.

The Frenchman, 31, was handed a four-year suspension – following an initial ban – in March last year, but can now resume playing next month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced his punishment to 18 months. He is a free agent after his contract with Juventus was terminated in November and is allowed to train until his suspension is served.

Ferdinand reckons Ruben Amorim should offer Pogba the chance to train with the club where he has already had two spells. Speaking on his Rio Ferdinand Presents show, the former United defender said: "I’d say to Pogba, ‘Come in and train with us, let me see what you’ve got’. I’d do that. I would have done that already. Come in and get fit.”

Ferdinand even suggested United should look at re-signing him, adding: "I’d also have a look [if he’s in a position to be re-signed].”

The prospect of bringing Pogba back would be greeted with a high degree of scepticism following his disappointing second spell at United, who paid Juve £89million for a player they'd let leave for nothing just four years earlier. There have been numerous other examples in United's and football history where romantic returns have turned sour, which should serve as cautionary tales…

The ultimate romantic return gone wrong. There were flashes of the old Ronaldo magic in United red after he returned during Ole Gunnar Solkjaer’s tenure.

But his second spell will instead be remembered for his acrimonious departure following a bust-up with Erik ten Hag and that infamous Piers Morgan interview. Ronaldo will forever be a United legend, but the messy nature of his second

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