New suspect emerges in investigation into Paul Pogba kidnapping

According to L’Équipe , the police have discovered new messages exchanged between the suspects of Paul Pogba’s (30) kidnapping and extortion, and now attribute its organisation to a childhood friend of the player who was arrested in March 2023. 

Referred to by the paper as Adama C., the former friend of the World Cup winner was arrested after returning to France from Dubai and was immediately indicted. Adama C. was reportedly present during Pogba’s abduction on the night of March 19th to the 20th in 2022. 

The suspect has always sworn to have been a victim alongside Pogba and stated during police questioning that he was robbed by masked individuals armed with Kalashinikovs. 

L’Équipe reports that this was something that Pogba was thought to have believed, when in his statement to the police, the French international said ‘ He was with me during the robbery, next to me. It’s true, he was a victim like me in this situation. ’ 

However, after the discovery of the messages, the police now suspect that Adama C. played a part in organising the kidnapping of the player. The police allege in their report that ‘ We can think that Adama C. manoeuvred to organise the kidnapping of Paul Pogba .’

During conversations with the police, Adama C. has consistently maintained his innocence stating that he did not know the perpetrators behind the crime, ‘ I don’t know them, I didn’t know they were there, they appeared .’ However, the police allege that the events of the kidnapping took place in an apartment that was rented on his behalf. 

Adama C. explained to the investigators that he was only present that evening to attend a ‘ Meeting ’, during which it’s alleged that Pogba had to tell his friends about his personal issues and explain