Real Madrid’s Luka Modric. Photo: Jack GUEZ / AFPReal Madrid midfielder Luka Modric became the latest football star in Spain accused by prosecutors of committing tax fraud on revenue from his image rights, a court filing revealed on Wednesday.
Prosecutors believe the Croatian, whose wife Vadja is also cited in the accusation, evaded 870,728 euros ($1.03 million) in 2013 and 2014 via a shell company set up in Luxembourg.
However, that figure could rise once details of financial holdings belonging to the player in the Isle of Man are revealed to Spanish authorities.
Modric, 32, joined Madrid from Tottenham Hotspur for a reported fee of £30 million ($40 million) in 2012.
He is just the latest in a series of star players based in Spain to be accused of tax fraud on income related to image rights in the past few years.
On Tuesday, Madrid left-back Marcelo admitted to a 490,917 euro tax fraud via his image rights in 2013.
Luka Modric Accused Of Tax Fraud
