Jose Mourinho tax probe continues despite Manchester United manager's claim case is 'closed'

Gerard Couzens3 November 2017

Jose Mourinho remains under investigation following his brief court appearance over alleged tax fraud, officials insisted on Friday.

The Manchester United manager claimed it was case closed as far as he was concerned in a brief statement to waiting reporters as he left a court in Madrid following a five‑minute hearing behind-closed-doors.

He insisted he had left Spain four years ago with the “information and conviction his tax situation was perfectly legal” and regularised his situation a couple of years later after he was told to pay more cash following a tax probe.

Speaking to reporters outside the court before jumping in a taxi to leave the area, he added: “I answered, I didn’t contest it, I paid and I signed an official agreement with the state under which everything was definitively closed.

Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho arrives at court in Madrid

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“That’s why I’ve been here five minutes today to say to the judge exactly what I’m telling you.”

But a court source said after the hearing the criminal investigation was not over. He said: “The judicial investigation continues.

“Mourinho only answered the questions of his lawyer during his court quiz and not those of the other lawyers present including the state prosecutor.

“The investigation will carry on and therefore Mourinho remains under investigation.”

Photo: AP
AP

The official said no conditions had been imposed on the former Chelsea manager.

The Spanish authorities alleged that Mourinho owed £2.9million in undeclared revenue, relating to image rights in 2011 and 2012 when he was Real Madrid boss.

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