Accusations of extortion in which he believes his brother Mathias is involved, marregardingage once morest the backdrop of a family vendetta, police investigation in progress. The star of the France team and Juventus Paul Pogba finds himself at the center of an incredible affair which falls badly less than 3 months from the World Cup in Qatar.
Mathias (32) is Paul’s eldest (29) and Florentin’s twin. Like his brothers, the native of Conakry (Guinea) embarked on a very winding professional career, with 13 clubs in 13 years, landing in 2021 in Belfort (N2, 4th division). He was also a columnist on the L’Equipe channel.
The case starts on Saturday with the publication on social networks of an enigmatic video of Mathias Pogba, recorded in 4 languages. He announces that he will soon “big revelations” on his brother Paul and his representative Rafaela Pimenta.
Reading a text in front of the camera, he says that “the whole world, the sponsors and Juventus deserve to know certain things in order to decide in full knowledge of the facts if Paul really deserves admiration, respect, his place in the France team, if he is a person worthy of trust. It might all be explosive.” he concludes, without further details.
13 million euros claimed
Paul Pogba’s advisers reacted on Sunday by publishing a press release, denouncing “organized extortion attempts” once morest the player.”Mathias Pogba’s recent statements on social media unfortunately come as no surprise“, they indicate, specifying that “the competent authorities in Italy and France were seized a month ago“. According to France Info, Paul Pogba claims that he was asked for the sum of 13 million euros, and that one of his relatives withdrew 200,000 euros with his credit card.
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Investigation opened in Paris
The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that a preliminary investigation was opened on August 3 into alleged acts of extortion in an organized gang and attempt. Paul Pogba told investigators that he had notably been trapped by childhood friends and 2 hooded men armed with assault rifles, accusing him of not having helped them financially. He also claims that he was intimidated several times in Manchester, his former club, and even at the Juventus training center. Among the suspects, he recognized his brother Mathias.
Marregardingage once morest Mbappé
The name of French football star Kylian Mbappé also appears in the case, reluctantly. Paul Pogba explained to investigators that his blackmailers wanted to discredit him by broadcasting messages in which he would have asked a marregarding from his family circle to cast a spell on the PSG striker, which he denies.
Liga: Aubameyang robbed
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the victim of an armed robbery at his home overnight from Sunday to Monday. FC Barcelona striker “I’m fine. Scared but fine”, a source inside the club told AFP. According to the daily El Pais, at least 4 men entered the house of the Gabonese international. Armed with pistols and iron bars, they threatened Aubameyang and his wife and beat the player.
