This is presently not the best of times for Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho who on Tuesday was accused by the Spanish prosecutors on two counts of tax fraud dating back to when he coached Real Madrid. They had filed a claim against the former Chelsea coach

According to the statement released by the Spanish tax authorities, the Portuguese manager owes 3.3 million euros. Meanwhile the case has been presented to a local court.

Mourinho 54, it will be recalled left Real Madrid in 2013 to manage English club Chelsea for a second time but after an poor outing he was asked to go. In 2016, he signed with Manchester United.

“the Special One”, as he is known is no doubt one of the most prominent and successful coaches in present day football. The news of his tax evasion will certainly draw much attention.

The tax fraud allegations levelled against him is coming just few days after Real Madrid star and fellow Portuguese player, Cristiano Ronaldo was also accused of Tax fraud charges.

According to the Spanish Prosecutors Mourinho failed to declare revenues from his image rights in his Spanish income tax declarations while with Real Madrid from 2011 and 2012, “with the aim of obtaining illicit profits’’.

It was also revealed that the Manchester coach had already settled a previous claim relating to his Spanish taxes, which resulted in a penalty of 1.15 million euros in 2014.

Despite winning three trophies with Manchester United, they still had a poor league performance which saw them finishing sixth in the English Premier League.

With the long list of football stars involved in Tax fraud case, attention may likely be focused on football stars especially those who are well paid and how often they pay their tax in their respective host countries.

SOURCE: http://www.naijasilvergold.com/blog/2017/06/20/mourinho-accused-tax-fraud-coaching-period-real-madrid/