Manchester United manager José Mourinho has denied owing money to the Spanish state in a tax fraud case relating to his time in charge of Real Madrid.
He had been accused of owing nearly €3.3m (£2.9m, $3.8m) in undeclared image rights revenue. After a brief hearing Mr Mourinho said he had paid everything he had been asked for and the case was now closed. However a court official said the Portuguese manager remained under official investigation. A judge will decide whether the case goes to trial. “I left Spain in 2013 with the information and the conviction that my tax situation was perfectly legal,” Mr Mourinho said after Friday’s hearing.
“A couple of years later I was informed that an investigation had been opened and I was told that in order to regularise my situation I had to pay X amount of money. I did not answer, I did not argue. I paid and signed with the state that I am in compliance and the case is closed.” The hearing came two days before a Manchester United game against Chelsea.
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