While he will commit for two years with AS Monaco, Paul Pogba could find a player whose name will remind him of one of the worst moments of his life.
A priori, it’s done. According to several media, Paul Pogba will land in Ligue 1 for the very first time in his career, by signing a two -year contract with AS Monaco. The 2018 world champion will try to revive after a suspension of almost two years, after a positive testosterone check.
For Pogba, it’s time to turn the page on this sad episode. But by signing in Monaco, the former player of Juventus and Manchester United could however see another case, much darker, go up to the surface.
This is this attempted extortion he suffered in March 2022 in a Parisian suburban apartment, on which the player was precisely expressed on Sunday in the program seven to eight. He says he had experienced the worst: “When you get robbed, there are weapons, hooded people in front of you, actually you don’t even have time to think, you say yes to everything. »»
Paul Pogba with a certain Magassa
In this case, there was a man involved named Mamadou Magassa. The cousin of Soungoutou Magassa, current player… from AS Monaco, and which could therefore soon be the teammate of Paul Pogba. The international hopes, which currently competes with the Euro with the Bleuets, is under contract until 2029 with the Principality club.
Mamadou Height, known as “Mam’s”, “Wanted to become the representative of Paul Pogba, his childhood friend, after the death of Mino Raiola, the former French international agent”recalls the team. At the end of the trial, Magassa was sentenced last December to five years in prison, four of which were closed.