French star Paul Pogba, Manchester United player, revealed the details of his suffering from bouts of depression during his professional career.
Pogba - crowned with the French national team with the World Cup 2018 - became the most expensive player in the world when Manchester United signed him again in August 2016 in a transfer deal from Juventus for 117 million dollars.
Pogba, 29, received the largest share of criticism during the fluctuating performance of Manchester United. He has not won any title with the team since winning the English League Cup and the European League title in 2017.
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In an interview with the newspaper "Le Figaro" during his presence with the French national team, Pogba revealed that he had to deal with personal crises outside the field.
"I've been depressed during my career, but we won't talk about it... Sometimes you don't know that you suffer from this, you also want to isolate yourself and stay alone. These are unmistakable signs," the French star explained.
Pogba indicated that his suffering began during Jose Mourinho's tenure as coach of "Manio".
The relationship between Pogba and Mourinho was strained during the latter's tenure as coach of Manchester, and Pogba lost his position as second captain of the team in September 2018.
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"The suffering started when I was playing under Jose Mourinho at United," Pogba said.
He added that at a time like this, "you ask yourself questions, and you wonder if I was wrong, because you have not experienced such moments in your life."
Pogba pointed out that the wealth and praises enjoyed by the professional footballer do not prevent the players from going through difficult times.
"All top athletes have these moments, but very few talk about them. You must feel it (depression) in your body or in your head and it may last for a month or even a year, as long as you are not feeling well. But there is no need to say it publicly on anyone. Now".
He concluded, "We make a lot of money and we don't really complain, but that doesn't mean that we may go through more difficult moments than others go through. We are like everyone else..Does making money always make you happy? It's not like that. We in football are not superheroes." But we are human."