Tax Evasion has always been a problem or should i say an issue concerning football players especially while playing in the Spanish La Liga. You hardly hear about that in England and other European Countries.

Players like Messi,Javier Mascherano ,Eto are some of the players involved in Tax evasion while playing in Spain and now another case of evasion which involves Alexis Sanchez also while playing for Barcelona between 2011-2014.

Argentine stars Messi and Mascherano both received jail sentences which, under Spanish law, can be served on probation as they are less than two years.

Messi was sentenced to 21 months in prison while Mascherano was sentenced to a year.

Spanish prosecutors say Sanchez avoided paying tax by “simulating” the transfer of his image rights to Numidia, an offshore shell company in Malta.

According to (The Sun UK)
The Chilean is said to have hidden the existence of Numidia, which he owned a 99% stake in, to avoid paying €587,677 (£530,834) in 2012 and €395,766 (£357,485) in 2013.

He also failed to make any tax declarations on dividends received by Numidia.

The prosecution adds that Sanchez signed a contract with Barcelona in 2011, in which he claimed to be the owner of his image rights.

Yet in 2008 he had already transferred his image rights to Chilean company Inversiones Alsan, which he also held a 99% stake in, before handing them to Numidia months before signing the new Barca deal.

This means that Sanchez could face two separate tax fraud charges.

Sanchez moved from Barcelona to Arsenal in summer 2014 and has made an excellent start to the season.

But the Gunners tend to be absolutely dreadful in November, so this latest news is definitely in keeping with tradition.

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