Pogba reacts to brother’s revelation threat

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– Paul Pogba says he has been the target of extortion and threats from an organised gang.

– The Juventus and France midfielder issued a statement through his lawyers on Sunday saying the matter had been reported to the authorities.

– News agency AFP, citing a source, said French police had opened an investigation.

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– Earlier, Pogba’s brother Mathias posted videos online promising to publish “great revelations” about the player.

– 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 organised gang against Paul Pogba,” read the statement.

– “The competent bodies in Italy and France were informed a month ago and there will be no further comments in relation to the ongoing investigation.”

– A World Cup winner with France in 2018, Pogba moved to Juventus on a free transfer this summer after leaving Manchester United.

– In his videos, Matthias Pogba said the “whole world, as well as my brother’s fans, and even more so the French team and Juventus, my brother’s team-mates and his sponsors deserve to know certain things”.

– He said the revelations would also involve Pogba’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta.

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