reborn football boss

Chapter 505 Arsenal tax evasion
The next day, Messi became the headline figure in the English media. Who would have thought that this Argentine kid who became famous in the game actually cost Notts County 2000 million euros to get him.

After confirmation by the media and the Barcelona club, it was confirmed that Loew did not lie. Notts County did pay a training fee of 2000 million euros, not a transfer fee. You must know that Messi and Barcelona had not signed a formal professional contract at that time.

Being able to be worth 15 million euros at the age of 2000 is a bit shocking!

Even if Messi is very talented and has skills far beyond his peers, no club will pay such a high fee for a 15-year-old player. You must know that there are too many unclear things in the future. The growth of this young player is not as expected, so the 2000 million euros will be in vain!

Thinking about it from another angle, even if it is an adult and a star who has reached the peak of his career, how many of them are worth 2000 million euros?

Although no one has done clear statistics, it is estimated that there will not be more than 100 people!

How crazy is Notts County to bet so much on a 15-year-old player!
This season Notts County has not invested much in the transfer market and has been ridiculed by countless people. Now it seems that it is not that Notts County is not willing to spend money. If Notts County is not willing to spend money, then no one is worthy of it. So described.

From David's arrival to the present, Notts County's most expensive signing is the introduction of Robben at a cost of 1800 million euros. This is already Notts County's transfer bid king, but now this record has been broken by teenager Messi. Come on, when Messi was 15 years old, he was already worth 2000 million.

If you compare it with Rooney in this way, there is really no problem 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. At that time, I am afraid that he has not even played many games in the youth league, and he already has a worth of 15 million euros. It is conceivable how bright his future is.

And Messi's almost stunning performance in this game seems to prove this point. I am afraid that 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. However, after watching the replay of the game, he has to admit that Messi’s series of actions will never be done by himself. If Xi's physical condition can be trained better, then he will definitely become the top superstar in the future. It seems that the shadow of Maradona 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 waiting at his door every day to interview him than before. When walking on the road, fans will suddenly come to him to take pictures and sign autographs. But a rare scene.

But the little flea didn't feel complacent because of this, he knew what he was after!
I thought that Messi would continue to be the focus during this period of time, digging out his past experience, and spreading scandals with other giants. These are the usual tricks used by 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 light.

This time it was the unlucky Arsenal who had an accident!

A HMRC tax evasion investigation into nearly £1200m of tax evasion has been placed on the desk of Arsenal club officials.

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

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

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

Because of the divorce case, the star Parler was forced to disclose his annual income to the court. His pre-tax income was 155 million pounds, and he only paid 35 pounds in taxes, which is equivalent to 22% of his personal income. It is to pay taxes under normal circumstances, and he needs to pay 63 pounds.

A lawsuit set off a bigger storm. After investigation, the tax avoidance methods between Arsenal and the players were also 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 stars pay taxes normally, but the other is the high amount of nearly half of the player's total income. Bonuses were cleverly evaded through front companies.

Arsenal set up a front company in 2001 in which all the club's first-team players are shareholders.Players receive bonuses that are actually their match bonuses.

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

For example, Henry, the top scorer, pays about 7 pounds less in taxes every year; head coach Wenger can save 11.8 pounds a year, and even Kanu, a substitute player, evades more than 6 pounds in taxes.

There is also a saying that Arsenal's tax evasion trick 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 returned.

Arsenal have paid 00 million pounds in bonuses in this way in the 01/760 season and saved players 300 million pounds.

In addition to Arsenal, clubs such as Middlesbrough and Leeds have also used the same method to evade taxes
In the West, personal income tax is called "Robin Hood tax", which means that a tax "robs the rich and helps the poor" like Robin Hood, 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 it is a loophole in the law.

As soon as the incident was exposed, there was an uproar immediately, and Arsenal's reputation plummeted, almost becoming a street mouse that everyone shouted and beat.

With the issue of Henry’s contract extension still inconclusive, once the “tax evasion case” is established, it will deal a huge 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 has gotten into huge troubles, and Arsenal's direct title contenders such as Notts County are undoubtedly very happy. Even if they can't deal a fatal blow to Arsenal in the long run, short-term troubles are enough The arsenal is having 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!

(End of this chapter)