Paul Pogba's brother Mathias has been implicated in a £ 11 million blackmail plot to have embarrassing videos of his brother released. Mathias plays a midfielder for Juventus.
Paul had earlier informed French authorities of a gang's claimed plan to extort a sizable quantity of money after they dragged him to his Paris apartment and allegedly threatened him with assault rifles.
The former United player alleged that the guys sought protection money in exchange for services provided during and after his time at Old Trafford.
The incident happened after Mathias appeared in a film that was published in four different languages and threatened to reveal shocking information about the Juventus player.
Salut à tous, je viens de rejoindre Twitter car j'ai soudainement eu envie de m'exprimer et prochainement je crois que je vais bien me lâcher ! Alors suivez moi et tenez-vous prêt !
👇🏿 La vidéo complète est sur insta
@mathiaspogbaofficial pic.twitter.com/femvMRN7PQ
— Mathias Pogba (@LeMathiasPogba) August 27, 2022In a brief statement signed by Pauls’s mother, Yeo Moriba, and the family lawyer expressed disappointment in the social media video confirming prior extortion attempts by Mathias.
“Unfortunately, Mathias Pogba’s recent social media posts come as no surprise and follow other attempts over a prolonged period of time to try to extort money from Paul Pogba,” it read.
“The facts have been reported to the Italian and French police a month ago and there will be no further comment on the ongoing investigations.
“Paul Pogba’s lawyers, Yeo Moriba (mother of Mathias and Paul) and Rafaela Pimenta.”
Judicial sources in Paris confirmed on Sunday that an investigation for ‘attempted extortion in an organised gang’ has been opened. On Sunday night a source close to the case told the Franceinfo news outlet that Pogba’s ‘big brother and childhood friends are all named as suspects.
However, Mathais would go on to deny these claims on his Twitter handle in a series of tweets and accusing Paul of being a “hypocrite” and involved in “witchcraft”
Kylian, à présent tu comprends? J'ai rien de négatif contre toi, mes dires sont pour ton bien, tout est vrai et avéré, le marabou est connu! Désolé de ce frère, un soi disant musulman à fond dans la sorcellerie, il n'est jamais bon d'avoir un hypocrite et un traître près de soi!
— Mathias Pogba (@LeMathiasPogba) August 28, 2022He also won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, scoring in the final.