Manchester United manager José Mourinho has
denied allegations that he failed to fully pay his taxes
during his time in Spain.
Mourinho says he has not received any notification
from Spanish prosecutors despite being accused of
tax fraud.
He is alleged to have defrauded the Spanish tax
authorities in 2011 and 2012, for a total of around
€3.3m (£2.91m).
A prosecutor claimed Mourinho benefited from not
declaring his income from the use of image rights.
A statement made by his spokesperson said: “Jose
Mourinho has not received any notification with
regards to the news published today.
“To this date, neither the Spanish tax authorities, not
the public prosecutor have contacted Jose Mourinho
or his advisers who were hired for the inspection
process.
“Jose Mourinho, who lived in Spain from June 2010
until May 2013, paid more than 26 million euros in
taxes, with an average tax rate over 41%, and
accepted the regularisation proposals made by the
Spanish tax authorities in 2015 regarding the years
2011 and 2012 and entering into a settlement
agreement regarding 2013.
“The Spanish Government in turn, through the Tax
Department, issued a certificate in which it attested
that he had regularised his position and was in
compliance with all his tax obligations.”
Similarly, Cristiano Ronaldo will testify in court on July
31 over allegations that he defrauded the Spanish
authorities of €14.8m in unpaid taxes between 2011
and 2014.
TheCable
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