Last Update: 29 August 2022, 18:19 IST
French midfielder Paul Pogba has said he has been the victim of extortion attempts and threats from an organized gang and officials in Italy and France are investigating the matter.
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Pogba, who rejoined Italian Serie A club Juventus in July following his departure from English Premier League Manchester United, issued a statement on Sunday after his brother Mathias Pogba posted a video online.
Mathias Pogba spoke in French, Spanish, English and Italian in the video and promised to make “great revelations” about his younger brother and 2018. World Cup winner’s agent Rafael Pimenta.
“The competent bodies in Italy and France were notified a month ago and will have no further comment regarding the ongoing investigation,” Paul Pogba said in a statement signed by his lawyers, his mother Yeo Moriba and his agent.
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The French prosecutor told Reuters that an investigation was underway.
“I confirm that an investigation was opened on 3 August 2022 alleging attempted extortion by an organized criminal gang. The investigation has been handed over to OCLCO,” the prosecutor’s office said.
The OCLCO is a unit within the judicial police tasked with investigating organized crime.
Pogba, 29, suffered a knee injury during a training session with Juventus last month. He opted not to undergo surgery and undergo “conservative therapy” in order to be fit to play in the Qatar World Cup starting 20 November.
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