JAKARTA - Juventus player Paul Pogba became a victim of extortion by his own brother, Mathias Pogba. Not only that, Pogba is also accused of using witchcraft.
Mathias Pogba initially uploaded a video and said he would reveal the truth about Paul Pogba so that the public could assess whether his younger brother deserved to be in the French national team and Juventus.
In the video, Mathias Pogba also mentioned the lawyer and agent of his younger brother, Rafaela Pimenta. The stars of the French national team and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Kylian Mbappe were also dragged.
Paul Pogba then spoke up and said that they were not surprised because the player was indeed a victim of extortion.
The source also said Pogba had reported the incident to the French police and was being investigated since early August, The Sun reported.
Pogba told investigators that his brother and gang asked for 13 million euros or around Rp. 191 billion. The incident occurred between 25 and 29 March 2022 when the French national team hosted Ivory Coast and South Africa in a friendly match.
The incident began when Pogba took the time to visit his family in Lagny-sur-Marne while defending Les Bleus. While in his hometown, his childhood friends were then suspected of bringing Pogba to an apartment in Paris.
That's where Pogba reportedly started to get threatened. He is said to have never helped his friends financially after becoming a professional player.
The perpetrators of this threatening act were a gang of two of them armed men. Both demanded Pogba to give 13 million euros in exchange for protecting the player secretly for 13 years.
Since that incident, Pogba has also received several threats, one of which was when he was still in Manchester last April and another threat occurred when Pogba was at Juventus training center in Turin in July.
On that threat, Pogba realized Mathias his brother was one of the gang members. He then went to the club's lawyer and decided to report this to the police.
The conflict between Paul and Mathias did not stop in the extortion case. His brother even said Pogba betrayed by using witchcraft. Mathias asked Pogba's teammate in the French national team, Kylian Mbappe to be vigilant.
"What I hope has happened. My younger brother has finally started showing his real face. He started lying to the police and sending me to prison," Mathias said through his social media.
"It's not about money! I almost died because of you, you left me in the hole and wanted to look innocent," he said.
He added, "When everything is revealed, people will see that there is no coward, traitor, and a bigger hypocrite than you on this earth. Kylian (Mbappe) I have no problem with you."
"My words are for your good. Everything is true and proven. The shaman is well known! He's sorry, this brother, a so-called Muslim undergoes witchcraft, it's not good for someone to stab near you," concluded Mathias Pogba.
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