Paris Saint-Germain forward Angel Di Maria has been sentenced to one year in prison and will pay a £1.76million fine after admitting to tax fraud in Spain.

The Argentine winger defrauded the Spanish government a sum of £1.14million during his four-year spell with Real Madrid between 2010 and 2014.

Di Maria according to SunSports made a deal with authorities to avoid a trial at the Spanish Supreme Court – which found Lionel Messi guilty of similar crimes last year.

He admitted to two separate counts of fraud – each of which will carry a six-month sentence – and will pay 60 per cent fine on top of his arrears, coming to £1.76m.

The Argentinian is unlikely to spend any time behind bars as sentences of under two-years are usually suspended, providing the convicted has no criminal record. Di Maria’s charges relate to the player’s image rights with Los Blancos in 2012 and 2013.

According to Madrid prosecutors, the former Manchester United star transferred his rights to an Irish company owned by super-agent Jorge Mendes, via another holding in Panama.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Mourinho, Radamel Falcao, Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao have all been investigated for related offences.
Barcelona ace Javier Mascherano also struck a similar deal do Di Maria’s earlier this year. Di Maria’s admission means he now avoids a high-profile court date.

Messi, also 29, and his father Jorge were each sentenced to 21 months in prison after being found guilty of owing £3.4m in tax payments in July last year. Ronaldo, 32, is due to appear in court on July 31 to face allegations he owes the Spanish tax man £13m.

The Real Madrid star faces no formal charge at this stage and is appearing in court as an ‘investigated person’ and could be fined as much as £37m if he is found guilty.



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OK...next

who cares. e no epa mere ooo I dey find work abeg

Spain and their wahala be like burutai and ipob

"The Argentinian is unlikely to spend any time behind bars as sentences of under two-years are usually suspended, providing the convicted has no criminal record. Di Maria’s charges relate to the player’s image rights with Los Blancos in 2012 and 2013."







You read that? The guy no dey go any jail; where Messi and Ronaldo case touch? No where!

. Di maria my man I still love that guy madrid do miss him thou

Spanish league is going down soon.. Rubbish

I see players avoiding Spain to play good football, if this is the kind of issues that would be disturbing them.

Na only Spain tax issue they happen

he should come to Kuje prison abeg

Lemme park here

Where system works

lol spain no dey joke with tax...

his problem, not mine

Is Spain so easy to invade tax in?

If na for 9Gria, they for say make him chose between Kuje and kirikiri.

Nnamdi Kanu is next

wait ooo, na only for spain them d pay tax

Guy, upon the whole money wey una dey make, common to pay una tithe, sorry, tax dey hard una. Don't be greedy.

funny league

Haaaa

Nah wah for this Spanish dude
They don't like citizens being richer than govt.
Which is somehow good or am I wrong?

.wetin concern me.. meanwhile

No jail term, 2 count charge.. ...6month each, Jux pay fine and press ur light.. .

Buh ronaldo, i dey pity the guy in advance o.. ..4 count charge....each attracting a 2 year sentence.... 2X4 =


The guy no fit escape prison o, atleast 3years sha plus huge fine..

Gud thing he is not admitting nw bcoz of wot is comming

Omo, i fear spain o

Wow

why Spanish tax authority dey get issues with footballers?

He should have known better.

Up barca

Dis one don spoil him name