head coach Carlo Ancelotti insists he is ‘innocent’ after state prosecutors called for the to be jailed for tax fraud.
Madrid’s regional state prosecutor has accused Ancelotti of avoiding €1 million (£854,000) in tax on image rights revenues during his first spell in charge of the club in 2014-15.
Ancelotti is accused of setting up a ‘confusing’ and ‘complex’ system of shell companies in order to hide additional earnings.
Prosecutors are now demanding Ancelotti to be jailed for four years and nine months.
But speaking after Madrid’s 2-1 win against RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday, the 64-year-old insists he has already paid a fine.
‘It’s an old story that started years ago,’ he told Movistar.
‘The prosecutor’s office thinks that I was a resident [for tax purposes] and we think I wasn’t.
‘I’ve paid the fine and the money is with the prosecutor’s office.
‘I’m convinced that I’m innocent. Let’s see what the judge decides.’
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