French midfielder Paul Pouba, who returned to Juventus in the summer, has been involved in a shocking family feud. His older brother, Matthias Pouba, posted a video on social media on Sunday (28) teasing a "shocking revelation" about his younger brother, Paul Pouba, which is suspected to involve another French soccer superstar, Kylian Mbappe. Paul Pouba then issued a statement in response, claiming that he had been kidnapped by armed robbers and extorted 11 million pounds, and that the police had been called to deal with the matter, and that Matthias Pouba and two other friends were under investigation.
Paul and Matthes have traditionally had a good relationship and this sudden backlash has shocked fans. Matthes posted a video on his just-opened Twitter account teasing the upcoming revelation of the Paul Puba scandal: "The people of France, England, Italy and Spain, that is to say, the whole world, and especially Paul Puba's fans, teammates, and sponsors, you have the right to know something, to know whether or not this man is worthy of respect and trust ...... I have tons of evidence to prove my words and my revelations will be sensational and explosive."
Paul Puba's mother and manager, Yeo Moriba, quickly responded with a statement accusing Matthes and other robbers of trying to blackmail Paul Puba. France's major media reports, Paul Puba has reported to the police, said nearly four months has been a group of "childhood friends" blackmail, demanding payment of 11 million pounds "protection money", and in March this year, was even kidnapped to the Paris suburbs of the residence of the confinement of, which Two men were armed with rifles.
It is reported that Paul Puba's "childhood friends" include his older brother, Matthes, and two other friends who resented Paul Puba for not providing him with financial assistance after he became famous. It was also reported that in January this year, someone stole Paul Puba's credit card at his Manchester residence, causing him to lose £130,000 and eventually being evicted.
After Paul Puba called the police, Mattes hit back again on Twitter in the early hours of Monday (29), "Hahaha! Paul Puba has finally revealed his true nature by lying to the police, you (Paul) really want to put me in jail and stop me from revealing the truth ...... I almost lost my life because of Paul Puba, you can continue to play innocent until the truth is revealed. Killian (Mbappe), do you know that now? I don't have any problem with your attitude, what I said was for your own good and everyone knows it." Rumor has it that one of Paul Puba's "dark secrets" is that he had a witch put a curse on teammate Kylian Mbappe.
