After the qualification of his team at the end of the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League, Wednesday against Leipzig (1-1), Carlo Ancelotti addressed a completely different subject.
The Real Madrid coach is accused of tax fraud, and the Spanish tax authorities have reportedly requested four years and nine months in prison against him.
He briefly spoke about the case on Movistar +.
“It’s an old story that started eight years ago where the prosecution thinks that I was a resident and I think that I was not a resident,” detailed the Italian.
I have already paid the fine, the money is already in the prosecutor's office.
The lawyers discuss to find a solution.
I am convinced that I am innocent, that I was not a resident in 2015, they think so.
Let's see what the judge says.
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Illegal processes
Carlo Ancelotti, author of a first stint on the Madrid bench (2013-2015), would have failed to declare more than a million euros in income linked to image rights in 2015 and 2016. The Italian did not think not be a Spanish resident at that time, while the local tax authorities consider the opposite.
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But the prosecution also mentions illegal processes put in place by the coach to evade part of his taxes.
He allegedly used a “complex and confusing network of trusts and companies” in order to keep more of his income from image rights.