Messi tax fraud implications

[Manchester1894]

With last season's injury and the frailty of Barca at the moment he's looking like someone deep in thought.... He'll move next season no doubt, but it could be the right time for Barca to move him on also.

 

[sam-caddick]

With last season's injury and the frailty of Barca at the moment he's looking like someone deep in thought.... He'll move next season no doubt, but it could be the right time for Barca to move him on also.

He along with his Dad have pretty much handpicked the new Barca manager, even Martino has pretty much said so.

Until Barca start using Neymar as the new poster boy and having the team built around him I don't see Messi moving anywhere.

 

[cmdub]

Rosell (president): "If someone wants to buy Messi, they have to give him around 580M to pay 250M buyoutclause and 56% income tax." [sport] via @barcastuff

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[Andouble]

Rosell (president): "If someone wants to buy Messi, they have to give him around 580M to pay 250M buyoutclause and 56% income tax." [sport] via @barcastuff

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And they wonder why Spain as a country is in a state of economic disrepair.

 

[Dubai Blue]

Why would a transfer fee include income tax? And I'm no mathematician but 56% of 250 isn't 330.

Edit: He's on about his tax-free wages, isn't he? No problem.

 

[Anonymous]

Rosell (president): "If someone wants to buy Messi, they have to give him around 580M to pay 250M buyoutclause and 56% income tax." [sport] via @barcastuff

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Thanks Sandro for confirming Messi is buyable.

 

[quiet_riot]

Rosell (president): "If someone wants to buy Messi, they have to give him around 580M to pay 250M buyoutclause and 56% income tax." [sport] via @barcastuff

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Sounds like he wants rid to me.

 

[sam-caddick]

Why would Rosell even mention how much it would cost to get Messi?

Who asked the question anyway??

Very wierd...

 

[Falastur]

Why would a transfer fee include income tax? And I'm no mathematician but 56% of 250 isn't 330.

No, but £330m is 56% of £580m (when rounded up to the nearest £10m). The £250m is the "what remains after 56% tax is taken away" figure.

...but yes, minimum fee release clauses don't work that way usually.

 

[Rammyblues]

For this to even start to happen I reckon Messi would have to hand in a transfer request and refuse to play for the club, then there would be the biggest auction on the planet and a transfer thread to end all transfer threads. Samaritans would definitely need to be on standby for this forum. :-)