Pogba case: “The first thing that came to me was panic, fear”

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Mathias Pogba told the judges that he felt “abandoned” by his brother when he was put under pressure by thugs. Story of an affair out of control.

Par Marc Leplongeon

« Devaluated. This is the word chosen by the manager of the Adidas store on the Champs-Élysées, in Paris, when, questioned by the police on the events of March 23, 2022, he recounts. The strange arrival of these two relatives of Paul Pogba, Boubacar C. and Roushdane K., in his brand, where they will spend eight hours; and how he had to oppose them leaving with thousands of euros worth of items that far exceeded the sponsorship contract for the midfielder of Juventus Turin…

In their investigation report dated September 17, 2022, investigators from the Central Office for the Fight against Organized Crime (OCLCO) write: “The group left the store at 7 p.m. with 97 items for an amount of 6,080 euros. Given the insistence and intransigence of individuals, the rest of the articles…