France midfielder Paul Pogba has been the goal of extortion by childhood associates since March and paid 100,000 euros to that group within the spring, a supply near the investigation instructed Reuters on Wednesday.
Pogba issued a press release on Sunday saying he was the sufferer of extortion makes an attempt and threats from an organized gang and that Italian and French authorities have been investigating the matter.
“We can confirm most of the details (which were revealed in French media and Pogba’s statement)” a supply near the investigation instructed Reuters on Wednesday.
The French prosecutor instructed Reuters on Monday that the investigation had been handed over to the OCLCO, a unit inside the judicial police tasked with investigating organized crime.
Pogba, 29, suffered a knee damage throughout a coaching session with Juventus final month.
He opted to not endure surgical procedure and endure “conservative therapy” in an effort to be match to play within the Qatar World Cup beginning 20 November.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
