Paul Pogba says he considered retiring from football after being the target of extortion and threats from an organised gang, including his brother Mathias.
about the impact the incident had on him, former Manchester United midfielder Pogba said: "When there is money you have to be careful. Money changes people. It can break up a family. It can create a war.
"Sometimes I was just by myself thinking, 'I don't want to have money anymore. I just don't want to play anymore. I just want to be with normal people, so they will love me for me - not for the fame, not for the money.'French prosecutors opened a judicial investigationParis prosecutor Laure Beccuau said the investigation would examine allegations including "blackmail by an armed gang, kidnapping and membership of a criminal conspiracy".
Mathias is also a professional footballer who has been capped by Guinea and played for clubs across Europe including Crewe, Wrexham, Crawley and Partick Thistle in the UK.
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