Paul Pogba's brother and three others detained in extortion case: reports

French officials said on Wednesday that star footballer Paul Pogba's brother is in police custody along with three other people, as part of an investigation into alleged efforts to extort millions of Euros from France's World Cup winner and Juventus midfielder.

Mathias Pogba came to see Paris police about the probe on Wednesday and was held for questioning, according to an official close to the investigation. He is among four people who were put under police custody on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the investigation, the official said.

The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation last month into allegations that Paul was the target of an extortion plot by his brother and childhood friends who demanded 13 million Euros from him.

The case became public after Mathias threatened to share "explosive revelations" about his brother and France's star forward Kylian Mbappe.

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