Paul Pogba has said he has been the target of extortion and threats from an organized gang as French police reported to have opened an investigation.
The Juventus and France midfielder issued a statement signed by his lawyers, his mother, Yeo Moriba, and his agent, Rafaela Pimenta. The news agency AFP said French police had opened an investigation, citing a source close to the case.
The statement came after Pogba’s brother Mathias posted a video online in four languages promising “great revelations” about the World Cup winner and Pimenta.
Mathias Pogba said the information was likely to be “explosive”, without giving further details.
“They are in addition to threats and extortion attempts by an organized gang against Paul Pogba,” read the statement.
Mathias Pogba said he believed “the French, Italian and English public, my brother’s fans, and even more the French national team, the Juventus team, my brother’s teammates and his sponsors deserve to know certain things”.
