Police to investigate Paul Pogba’s extortion claims

Paul Pogba. Pic/AFP

French police have opened an investigation into World Cup winner Paul Pogba's claims he is being threatened and targeted for extortion by gangsters, a source close to the case told AFP on Sunday.

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Pogba's allegations came after his brother Mathias published a bizarre video online - in four languages (French, Italian, English and Spanish) - promising "great revelations" about the Juventus star. A statement signed by his lawyers, his mother Yeo Moriba and current agent Rafaela Pimenta said that the videos published on Saturday night "are unfortunately no surprise."

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