Portuguese justice suspects Alberto Aquilani, the Italian player who wore the Sporting jersey in the 2015/16 season, of tax evasion and has written to Italian authorities asking for cooperation in the investigation. The newspaper reported this on Thursday La Repubblica.
According to this publication, Portuguese authorities, who have not yet filed charges, suspect that part of the player’s salary was paid in a non-transparent manner. At stake is around €600,000 (possibly a signing bonus), which will be transferred to a company owned by the player’s family, making the amount subject to a much lower tax rate than what footballers pay.
The letter, sent by the Lisbon Department of Investigation and Criminal Affairs, is in the possession of prosecutor Francesco Basentini at the Rome prosecutor’s office, who will be able to determine whether the money ended up in Aquilani’s accounts after going through this letter. company that her sister would keep.
The 39-year-old midfielder, who in the meantime gave up his football career to become a coach (he is now unemployed), arrived at Sporting in the summer of 2015 from Fiorentina on a free transfer and through the hand of Bruno de Carvalho.
He spent a season at Alvalade and eventually moved to Italian side Pescara. The Italian played 32 matches for the Portuguese club, scoring 5 goals and making one assist.
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