Tested positive and suspended eighteen months after appealing, Paul Pogba ended up finding a new base by signing last summer in Monaco. The midfielder, however, was weighed down by injuries and only played 51 minutes in total. It’s not easy for him to get back into rhythm, after years of experiencing physical problems and extra-sporting problems. He returned to the subject.
Guest of Rio Ferdinand’s podcast this Tuesday, the 2018 world champion with the Blues spoke about the troubled period he had to go through. Victim of an extortion attempt, his family was also affected. His mother Yeo Moriba, too. “She is the pillar of the family, she is always there. I only have one mother and I lost my father. So, obviously, hearing all these stories was complicated for her, really complicated. »
Paul Pogba’s brother, Matthias, was involved in the case of blackmail and extortion by an organized gang. A situation that is all the more difficult and painful for the mother.
“Long story short, she gained weight and she lost weight. It was really difficult for her because when brothers argue or things like that happen, the first people affected are the parents. »
Paul Pogba “perhaps made a mistake”
And the former Manchester United and Juventus player concludes on the subject. “It was difficult for my mother. Maybe I made a mistake. My brother knew he had made one. But in the end, she is our mother and we have to make her happy. »
Paul Pogba’s return to the football fields, even fleetingly for the moment, must have inevitably given his mother a little smile. It now remains for the midfielder to try to string together the minutes of play, he who, after playing 21 minutes on April 10 against Paris FC, remained on the bench last weekend against AJ Auxerre.
