Paul Pogba says he was the victim of an extortion attempt

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T. Cuny, C. Cuello, M. Méranville A. Mikoczy, D. Chevalier – France 3

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On social networks, Mathias Pogba, brother of football player Paul Pogba, promises revelations about the 2018 world champion. The latter accuses him of an extortion attempt.

The video has been viewed over four million times on social media. We see Mathias Pogba, the brother of Paul Pogba, promising revelations against the player of the France team. “I believe that (…) the whole world deserves to know certain things”, he explains. Immediately, via a press release from his lawyers and his agent, the world champion counterattacked. “These statements are unfortunately not a surprise. They come on top of threats and organized extortion attempts against Paul Pogba”details the press release.

An investigation was opened in early August and entrusted to the service of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police. The player of the Blues would have been threatened in particular by armed men, according to his statements to the police. The alleged perpetrators would claim 13 million euros for services rendered, without further details.

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