Chapter 505 Arsenal Tax Evasion

? On the second day, Messi became the headline figure in the English media. Who would have thought that this Argentine kid who became famous in the game with a goal actually cost Notts County to get him.

After confirmation by the media and the Barcelona club, it was confirmed that Loew did not lie. Notts County did pay the euro training fee, not the transfer fee. You must know that Messi and Barcelona had not signed a formal professional contract at that time.

To be able to be worth euros at the age of 15 is a bit too shocking!

Even if Messi is talented and has skills far beyond his peers, no club will pay such a high price for a 15-year-old player. You know, there are too many uncertainties in the future. The growth of this little player is not as good as expected, so the euro will be lost!

Although no one has made clear statistics, it is estimated that there will be no more than 100 people!

How crazy is Notts County to bet so big on a 15 year old!

This season, Notts County has not invested much in the transfer market and has been ridiculed by countless people. Now it seems that Notts County is not willing to spend money. If Notts County is not willing to spend money, then no one deserves it. so described.

From David's entry to the present, Notts County's most expensive signing is to spend euros to introduce Robben, which is already the transfer king of Notts County, but now this record has been broken by teenager Messi , Messi was already worth when he was 15 years old.

If compared with Rooney in this way, there is really no problem in comparing Messi and Rooney. Rooney has proved himself. Although his worth is exaggerated, it also represents his unlimited potential, and Messi is even more so. The 15-year-old At that time, I am afraid that he has not even played many games in the youth league, and he already has a worth in euros. It is conceivable that he has a bright future.

And Messi's almost stunning performance in this game seems to prove it, I'm afraid Rooney may not have such a performance in his first Premier League season.

The two are now being compared to each other for hype. Rooney is very disgusted with this arrogance, but after watching the replay of the game, he has to admit that Messi's series of actions can never be done by himself. Xi's physical condition can be better trained, then he can definitely become the top superstar in the future, and it seems that Maradona's shadow can really be seen from him.

Messi is on fire. As the most popular new star in the entire Premier League, there are countless times more reporters squatting at his door every day waiting to interview him. When walking on the road, fans will suddenly come to him to take photos and sign autographs. But a rare scene.

However, the little flea didn't get carried away because of this, he knew what he was after!

I thought that Messi would continue to be the focus during this period of time,

Dig into the past experience, and then spread scandals with other giants. These are the usual tricks of the media, as if everything has been routine.

But what everyone didn't expect was that in just one day, another major event happened in English football, which directly covered up Messi's brilliance.

This time it was the unfortunate Arsenal!

A tax evasion investigation sheet from HMRC has been placed on the table of Arsenal club officials, in an investigation involving nearly £12 million in tax evasion.

This is the Arsenal "tax avoidance scandal" that David heard about in his previous life.

According to British law, players need to pay 40% of personal income tax and 1% of national insurance premiums like high-income earners in other industries, which means that the actual income players can get is less than 60% of their salary income.

The high tax rate has also led to reasonable tax avoidance by players, which might not have been discovered had it not been for the alimony lawsuit between Arsenal midfielder Paller and his ex-wife this time.

Because of the divorce, star Paller was forced to disclose his annual income to the court. His all income before tax was 1.55 million pounds, and he only paid 350,000 pounds in tax, which is equivalent to 22% of his personal income. If It is under normal circumstances to pay tax, he needs to pay 630,000 pounds.

A lawsuit has set off a bigger storm. After an investigation, the tax avoidance methods of Arsenal and players have also been made public and exposed to the sun.

It turns out that Arsenal's main players generally have to sign two contracts, one is the basic salary contract, under which the star pays taxes normally, but the other contract about the star's game bonus accounts for nearly half of the player's total income. Bonuses are subtly tax evaded through front companies.

Arsenal set up a front company in 2001 in which all of the club's first-team players are shareholders. The bonuses that players get are actually their game bonuses.

In this way, Arsenal players actually pay only 25% of their personal income in tax instead of the usual 40%.

For example, the top scorer Henry, pays about 70,000 pounds less tax every year; manager Arsene Wenger can save 118,000 pounds a year, and even a substitute player like Kanu has evaded more than 60,000 pounds of tax.

There is also a saying that Arsenal's trick to evade tax is to set up a trust company, and the trust company will issue bonuses to players in the form of "loans", but in fact, these "loans" never have to be repaid.

Arsenal have paid out £7.6m in bonuses and saved players £3m in 2000/01.

In addition to Arsenal, clubs such as Middlesbrough and Leeds have also used the same tactics to evade taxes

In the West, personal income tax is called "Robin Hood tax", which means that a tax like Robin Hood "robs the rich to help the poor", but if you want to evade taxes like Arsenal and Arsenal players, it will make the British people very dissatisfied.

This method of tax evasion may not be illegal, but it is immoral and a loophole in the law.

Once the matter was exposed, there was an immediate uproar, and Arsenal's reputation plummeted, almost becoming a rat across the street that everyone yelled at.

With the issue of Henry's contract renewal still inconclusive, once the "tax evasion case" is established, it will cause a great blow to the Arsenal club. If the personal income level drops as a result, it will be even more difficult for the "Arsenal" to keep Henry. .

Arsenal are in huge trouble, and several direct title contenders such as Notts County are undoubtedly very happy. Even if they cannot deal a fatal blow to Arsenal in the long run, short-term trouble is enough. The arsenal has a headache, isn't this the best time for them to get rid of Arsenal!

The road to the championship is long, it depends on who falls behind first! (To be continued.)