French police investigating Paul Pogba blackmail claims with brother allegedly involved

dailystar.co.uk:

Paul Pogba's claims that he's being blackmailed by his brother Mathias as part of a multi-million pound "group-organised extortion attempt".The Juventus midfielder released a statement via his lawyer on Sunday evening after Mathias used social media appearing to threaten to reveal private information about his brother.CNN confirmed that an investigation was opened at the start of the month and was in the hands of the OCLCO - the branch of French police that specialises in investigating organised crime.READ MORE: Man Utd flop Paul Pogba 'victim of £11m blackmail plot led by armed gang'In video uploaded to social media, Mathias said: "The French, English, Italian and Spanish public, in other words 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."In order to make an informed decision if he deserves the admiration, respect and love of the public.

If he deserves his place in the French team and the honour of playing in the World Cup. If he deserves to be a starter at Juventus.

If he is a trustworthy person, that any player deserves to have at his side."In response, a statement was issued on behalf of the former Manchester United star, his mother Yeo Moriba, and his lawyer Rafaela Pimenta, which read: "Mathias Pogba's recent statements on social media are unfortunately no surprise.