After the “revelations” promised on Saturday August 27 by his brother Mathias Pogba on social networks, Paul Pogba reacted with his lawyers by revealing that he was the victim of threats and attempted extortion from him and other relatives. known in his youth. During various hearings, Paul Pogba allegedly told investigators from the Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime that he had notably been trapped by childhood friends and two hooded men armed with assault rifles. The gang allegedly demanded 13 million euros from him and intimidated him on several occasions, going so far as to go to the Juventus training center in Turin, where he told the police that he recognized his brother Mathias Pogba among the suspects. An investigation for “extortion attempts in an organized gang” on Paul Pogba has been open since August 3, 2022 in France, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday August 29.
In an article published on RMC Sport, Daniel Riolo, columnist and famous sports journalist made some revelations, in particular concerning other cases similar to that of Paul Pogba. “For years, the craziest stories have been circulating without it being possible to report them publicly. No proof, no investigation. Kurzawa, Matuidi, names were falling. They would be pushed around by old friends. They, like others, would pay for “protection”. The idea is that you have to pay a tax to the “old friends” of the neighborhood“, explained the companion of Géraldine Maillet.
“Over the past five years, almost every summer, the transfer of Kanté to PSG has been mentioned by the media. When I inquired about the feasibility of the transfer, each time ‘I was told: ‘Kanté will never come back to France, he has too many problems with people from 92’. Difficult to know more“, reported the journalist. The latter even fears that such a scandal will prevent Paul Pogba from being present in Qatar to play in the next FIFA World Cup.
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