An investigation has been opened in France into possible “threats” and “extortion attempts by an organized gang” targeting the star of the French football team Paul Pogba. Facts denounced this Sunday, August 28 by the footballer’s lawyers, the day after the publication of videos of his brother, Mathias Pogba, announcing “big revelations” about the world champion.
Facing the camera in a video posted on social media, Paul Pogba’s older brother claims that “the whole world (…) deserves to know certain things in order to make an informed decision whether [Paul Pogba] really deserves admiration, respect, his place in the France team, if he is a trustworthy person”. Without specifying more about these “revelations” to come, which he describes as “explosive”, Mathias Pogba also claims to have things to say about his brother’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, and PSG star Kylian Mbappé.
“Mathias Pogba’s recent statements on social networks are unfortunately not a surprise. They come on top of threats and organized gang extortion attempts against Paul Pogba”react the lawyers of the midfielder of Juventus Turin in a press release, specifying that authorities were seized in France and Italy a month ago. According to information from AFP, large sums of money are being demanded from Paul Pogba if he wants to avoid the dissemination of allegedly compromising videos.