Bad news for Arsenal!
Former Barcelona player Alexis Sanchez could face jail sentence as he’s been accused of committing tax fraud in Spain.
The Independent reports that Alexis has been ‘actively withholding’ £900,000 (RM 4.2 million) while he was still a Barcelona player. He allegedly committed the tax evasion between 2011 and 2014.
The Arsenal forward also reportedly has an offshore account in Malta, where he stashed the cash in order to avoid paying tax.
Alexis has yet to respond, but his agent has said that,”Alexis Sanchez has fully obeyed the laws imposed by the countries where he has resided. He has paid taxes to all the local tax and revenue organisations.”
“Furthermore, all of his personal and image rights income has been declared to all of those national tax and revenue agencies.” the statement read.
The Chilean makes £130,000 (RM 600,00) a week, making him Arsenal’s second highest-paid footballer after Mesut Ozil.
Back in July 2016, his former teammate Lionel Messi was also charged for tax fraud in Spain– although he never did serve his 21-month prison term.
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