French soccer world champion Paul Pogba is apparently being blackmailed after his brother Mathias announced “major revelations” on the Internet.
A statement from his lawyers, his mother and his advisor said the videos released on Saturday were “unfortunately not a surprise”: “There are also threats and attempts at blackmail by an organized gang against Paul Pogba.”
As the news agency “AFP” learned on Sunday, the French police have launched an investigation.
The authorities in France and Italy were informed a month ago.
Mathias Pogba, former Guinean international, said in videos in four languages: “The whole world, like my brother’s fans and especially the French team and Juventus, my brother’s team-mates and his sponsors deserve to know certain things”. .
The announced revelations are “explosive”. “AFP” learned from sources close to the family that large sums of money were demanded from Paul Pogba to prevent the publication.
The midfielder returned to Italian record champions Juventus in the summer on a free transfer after six years at Manchester United. The 29-year-old is currently missing due to a meniscus injury.