Former Manchester United and Juventus star player Paul Pogba’s older brother has been sentenced to a three years jail term. The brother Mathias Pogba who is also a footballer was given two years suspension after he was convicted of attempting to extort his brother Paul Pogba.
Mathias Pogba Receives Three Years Prison Sentence
Mathias Pogba, who was also fined €20,000 (£16,500), and will avoid time behind bars and instead serve one year wearing an electronic bracelet. He is not the only person as five other men were found guilty of extortion.
They also received sentences between four and eight years in a Paris court on Thursday. Paul Pogba, 31, said he had been “tricked by childhood friends” who held him at gunpoint in 2022 and demanded €13m (£10.8m). He said he paid them €100,000 (£82,600).
Mathias Pogba’s lawyer Mbeko Tabula said the sentencing was “extremely harsh” and he also said he think they will appeal.
Remember few months back Paul Pogba told Al Jazeera that he had wanted to retire from football. The player said this because the extortion attempts. He also said: “When there is money you have to be careful,” he said. “Money changes people. It can break up a family. It can create a war.”
