Trial of Paul Pogba’s blackmailers: “We let ourselves be carried away by the euphoria of VIP purchases”

Originally like the Pogba siblings from the Renardière district in Roissy-en-Brie (Seine-et-Marne), this 36-year-old man was before this affair close to Mathias Pogba, the world champion’s older brother, much more than of Paul. But “Mach” acknowledges having nevertheless benefited at regular intervals from donations of several thousand euros made by the footballer. “Sometimes 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 euros in cash,” breathes this holder of an accounting diploma. In 2019, he even took advantage of a payment of 150,000 euros made by the Manchester United midfielder to help him set up a restaurant in Pontault-Combault, called Tasty’s.