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Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri says it is pleasing Paul Pogba is 'available' after disappointing season blighted by injury... as he insists midfielder needs more minutes to return to his best for season run-in

Paul Pogba must keep on building up his playing minutes to ensure he returns to his best, insisted Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri.

The France international, 30, made a glorious return to Turin last summer on a free transfer from Manchester United, six years on from having left the club.

Pogba tore the meniscus in his knee during a pre-season tour of America and was eventually forced to agree to an operation to repair the injury after alternative therapies failed to help.

However, the surgery ensured he faced an extended spell on the sidelines, with Pogba having only made a handful of appearances for the club under manager Allegri this season.