Kylian Mbappé has just come out of silence on the Pogba affair. “I prefer to trust the word of a teammater”, explained the Paris Saint-Germain player, indicating that Paul Pogba has “called” and him “gave his version of the facts“, he said Monday in a press conference.It’s his word against that of his brother (Mathias), I will trust his word, in the interest of the French team (…) I will see how it goes, but I am quite detached of all that” added the world champion who answered questions from journalists just a few hours (Tuesday at 9 p.m.) from his Champions League match against Juventus Turin, Paul Pogba’s team.
“No sign of annoyance”
As a reminder, Paul Pogba, target of extortion attempts amounting to millions of euros, finds himself at the heart of an incredible affair. The name of the French football star Kylian Mbappé was quickly associated with this file because Paul Pogba would have explained to the investigators that “his blackmailers wanted to discredit him by broadcasting messages in which he allegedly asked a marabout from his family circle to cast a spell“to the PSG striker. Information he denied during a second hearing with investigators. He said, according to France infonever having hired a marabout to cast a spell on his teammate.
The Paris prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation last Friday into the extortion denounced by the brother of Mathias Pogba. According to previous information, Paul Pogba had confided to the investigators, during a first hearing, to have been trapped by childhood friends and two hooded men, armed with assault rifles, accusing him of not having helped them financially. A sum of 13 million euros would have been claimed from him, and he claims to have paid 100,000 euros. Among the suspects, he claims to have recognized his older brother Mathias.
Kylian Mbappe”shows no signs of annoyance or concern“, PSG coach Christophe Galtier assured last Tuesday. Finally, Paul Pogba, hampered for some time by an injury but who had just resumed training, decided to have knee surgery confirmed on Monday his coach Massimiliano Allegri. Which could cause his absence from the World Cup next November. He had recently opted for treatment rather than surgery after seeing a specialist in order to maintain his chances of competing in the World Cup. The affair had not yet come to light.