AS Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba has sparked fresh debate after posting a surprise Instagram photo with his brothers, Mathias and Florentin, suggesting that family ties may be healing despite one of football’s most shocking scandals…
The post, captioned “Love live my brothers”, comes less than a year after Mathias Pogba was convicted in Paris for his role in an €11 million extortion plot against the World Cup winner.
Mathias, sentenced to three years in prison with two suspended, is currently serving his remaining year under electronic monitoring. Five other men received between four and eight years for their part in the crime, which saw Paul Pogba held at gunpoint in 2022. At the time, Pogba admitted the ordeal left him contemplating retirement, marking one of the darkest chapters of his career.
That context makes his Monaco post all the more controversial. Supporters flooded the comments with divided reactions, some welcoming the reconciliation, others questioning how Pogba could forgive an attempt to destroy both his career and personal safety.
For Monaco, the timing is sensitive. The Principality’s club signed Pogba earlier this year following the reduction of his doping ban, hoping to rebuild his career in Ligue 1. Now, the midfielder’s personal life is once again in the spotlight, adding intrigue to his long-awaited return to the pitch.
After years of turbulence, Pogba’s future in Monaco will be watched as closely for his footballing revival as for the fallout from his fractured, and now seemingly reconciled, family ties.
