Next week Boris Becker, held for more than eight months in a London prison following a conviction for fraudulent bankruptcy, will be extradited to Germany.
The three-time Wimbledon champion, 54, has been detained since last April in the Huntercombe penitentiary in Oxfordshire, but soon - writes the Daily Mirror tabloid today - he could be released again.
Despite his sentence for a minimum of 15 months' imprisonment, Becker will benefit from a fast-track scheme, which provides for extradition to his country of origin if certain conditions are met.
A reduction of the sentence which 1,136 foreign prisoners already benefited from last year.
Although she had lived permanently in the UK since 2012, Becker was able to take advantage of the relief because she never took British citizenship.
Once in Germany, Becker will be able to freely serve the remaining time of his sentence, but without being able to return to the United Kingdom.
