Angel Di Maria has been handed a one-year prison sentence after admitting to tax fraud. The Paris Saint-Germain winger defrauded the Spanish government a sum of £1.14 million during his four-year spell with Real Madrid between 2010 and 2014.
Angel Di Maria has admitted to £1.14 million of tax fraud while at Real Madrid Di Maria, 29, made a deal with authorities to avoid a trial at the Spanish Supreme Court – which found Lionel Messi guilty of similar crimes last year.
He admitted to two separate counts of fraud – each of which will carry a six-month sentence and will pay a fine of £1.76m.
The Argentinian is unlikely to spend any time behind bars as sentences of under two-years are usually suspended, provided that the defendant has no prior criminal record.
The PSG star made the deals relating to image rights during the four years he spent at Real Madrid.
Vigil360 had earlier reported that French Anti-corruption Police raided the residences on Angel Di Maria and some of his team mates over tax fraud investigations were opened against the football players.
