Reviews from France say that Mathias Pogba has already been introduced earlier than a decide
French soccer star Paul Pogba’s brother Mathias has already been taken to court docket on allegations that he tried to extort cash from the Juventus midfielder, a report from French outlet RMC Sport claims.
The outlet says that Mathias Pogba was set to be moved to a court docket in Paris on Friday, after his police custody was lifted.
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Pogba brother detained in witchcraft and blackmail scandal – media
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Mathias Pogba, who reportedly turned himself in, and 4 others had been questioned by the native authorities. Mathias was arrested in relation to claims from Paul Pogba that his brother and childhood mates tried to extort cash from him.
Franceinfo reported that there was a requirement of €13 million ($ 13 million) for “safety companies” rendered over a 13-year interval because the former Manchester United star turned skilled.
The threats are mentioned to have been carried out in March whereas Paul Pogba was on worldwide obligation for Les Bleus.
In a bid to purchase himself time and the gang’s silence, he’s mentioned to have paid them €100,000 ($ 100,000), however then took the matter to the police when the threats continued.
Mathias Pogba has maintained by his lawyer, Richard Arbib, that he’s a “full stranger” to any alleged extortion try towards his brother, which solely turned public data when Mathias printed a video threatening to make “nice revelations” about Paul, his lawyer, agent Rafaela Pimenta, and Paris Saint Germain sensation Kylian Mbappe.
This prompted Paul to launch a press release claiming to have been the sufferer of an extortion try, which Mathias responded to by suggesting that his brother used witchcraft to trigger his France teammate Mbappe to develop into injured.
Paul is claimed to have admitted to utilizing witchcraft, however solely in an try and hold himself damage free however to not have Mbappe harmed.
If that is so, then the try at witchcraft was apparently unsuccessful, as Paul Pogba is presently sidelined by a knee damage and is up to now unable to make his debut for Juventus, which he joined for the second time on a free switch from Manchester United this summer time.
The damage would require surgical procedure and threatens to stop him from becoming a member of France this November to defend the World Cup title they gained in Russia 4 years in the past. However Pogba has no less than acquired backing from Mbappe, who has expressed willingness to place the debacle behind them for the sake of the nationwide group.
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Shops comparable to L’Equipe say that had the battle escalated, coach Didier Deschamps would have finally needed to resolve which of the 2 would board the aircraft to Qatar for the World Cup.
Now that Mbappe has buried the hatchet, Pogba solely has his household issues and damage woes to resolve forward of France’s event opener towards Australia in Group D on November 22.
Earlier than this, France will tackle Austria and Denmark subsequent week within the UEFA Nations League.
