Paul Pogba denounced “threats” e “attempts to extortions by an organized gang” against him, in a statement signed by his lawyers and his agent. The midfielder reacted the day after a video was broadcast on social networks in which his older brother, Mathias Pogba, 32 years old, promised “big revelations” on his younger brother, 29 years old.
“Mathias Pogba's recent statements on social media are unfortunately not a surprise. They add to the threats and extortion attempts by an organised gang against Paul Pogba – they explained lawyers - Yeo Moriba (mother of Mathias and Paul Pogba) and theagent of the player, Raphael Pimenta. “There will be no further comment in relation to the ongoing investigation by the authorities”, they specify in this press release.
An investigation has been opened in France and entrusted to the services of Central management of the judicial police. In a video published on social networks in four languages (French, Italian, English and Spanish), Mathias Pogba, himself a professional footballer, announced on Saturday “big revelations about his brother Paul Pogba and his agent Rafaela Pimenta”, who has just taken over the company from the recently deceased Mino Raiola.
Il brother di Paul Pogba, in front of the camera, says that “the whole world” such as Juventus and the sponsors "They deserve to know certain things to decide with full knowledge of the facts whether he (Paul Pogba) really deserves admiration, respect, his place in France, whether he is a trustworthy person."
“All this risks being explosive”, he concludes, without further details on the nature of his own “revelations”. According to two sources close to the Pogba family, Paul is being asked for large sums of money if he wants to prevent the dissemination of allegedly compromising videos. The French international, who has returned to Juve this summer after six seasons at Manchester United, is currently sidelined to recover from a accident al knee right and will resume in mid-September.
Article published on 29 August 2022 - 10:56
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