Ufratricidal quarrel in the eyes of the general public. The French international of Juventus Paul Pogba reacted quickly this Sunday through his lawyers to the accusations which he could be the subject of. The day before, Mathias, one of his brothers, posted a video of about three minutes in French, Italian, English and Spanish on social networks promising explosive revelations “in due time” about his brother, of the lawyer Rafael Pimenta (who succeeds star agent Mino Raiola, who died last April) and Kylian Mbappé.
In his video, Mathias Pogba assures that “the fans of (his) brother and even more the France team, Juventus, my brother’s teammates and his sponsors deserve to know certain things in order to decide in full knowledge of the facts. ‘He truly deserves the admiration, respect and love of the public’. As for Kylian Mbappé, Mathias Pogba promises to “talk about very important things” and that “there will be elements and many testimonies to confirm (his) words”.
“Extortion attempts in an organized gang”
If some Internet users immediately suspected a fomented communication operation between brothers, the reaction of Paul Pogba, this Sunday, seems very serious. As reported by Figaro, the lawyers of Paul Pogba, Yeo Moriba (his mother) and Rafaela Pimenta denounce in a press release the multiple attacks of Mathias against Paul. “Mathias Pogba’s recent statements on social networks are unfortunately not a surprise, we can read. They are added to threats and extortion attempts in an organized gang against Paul Pogba. According to the press release, “the competent authorities in Italy and France were seized a month ago and there will be no further comments in relation to the ongoing investigation”.
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According to two sources close to the Pogba family contacted by Agence France-Presse, large sums of money are being demanded from Paul Pogba if he wants to avoid the dissemination of allegedly compromising videos. According to France Info, Paul Pogba also told investigators that his blackmailers said they had evidence that he had called on a marabout to “cast a spell on Kylian Mbappé”.
During previous hearings, Paul Pogba would have made heavy revelations to the investigators. According to France Info, the Juventus midfielder said he was trapped by childhood friends and his brother Mathias last March, while visiting family in the Paris region. These “friends” would have reproached him for not having helped them financially since the start of his career and two hooded armed men would also have claimed 13 million euros from him for having allegedly “protected” him.
An investigation has been opened in France on suspicion of extortion attempts of which the world champion claims to be the victim, a source familiar with the matter told Agence France-Presse on Sunday, specifying that it had been entrusted to the services of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ).
“I almost died because of you”
On Sunday, Mathias Pogba posted new incriminating messages against his brother Paul on Twitter, making new accusations. “Hahahaha, what I was waiting for happened: my little brother who is finally starting has shown his true face. Since he is the one who started talking to lie to the police and who brings out the info, you can not blame me, ”he wrote at the start of his series of tweets.
Hahahaha, what I expected has happened: my little brother who is finally starting has shown his true face. Since it was he who started talking to lie to the police and who gets the info out, you can’t blame me.����https://t.co/rwnmaLtiHs
— Mathias Pogba (@LeMathiasPogba) August 28, 2022
“Paul, you really wanted to shut me up, even if it means lying and sending me to prison. I suspected it now it’s proven, my version of the facts happens and, unlike you, I have enough to prove my words and your lies. I’ll tell you again: brother, manipulating people is not good, ”continues Mathias Pogba.
“It’s not about money: you implicated me in spite of myself, I almost died because of you, you left me in the hole while fleeing and you want to play the innocent. When everything is said, people will see that there is no more cowardly, more traitor and more hypocritical than you on this earth, ”he concludes, also returning to the alleged case of marabout spell linked to Kylian Mbappé. “Kylian, now do you understand? I have nothing negative against you, my words are for your good, everything is true and proven, the marabout is known! Sorry to this brother, a so-called muslim into witchcraft, it’s never good to have a hypocrite and a traitor near you! »