Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez faces investigation over fraud allegations regarding "actively withholding" £900k in tax
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Spain's Inland Revenue claim the issues have arisen from the Chilean's time at Barcelona where he spent three years before joining the Gunners
Alexis Sanchez could face off-field trouble amid reports the public prosecutor in Barcelona is opening an investigation into the Arsenal star.
The Chilean stands accused of attempting to defraud the Inland Revenue of €983,443 (£888,736) during his time at Barcelona.
According to El Periodico, the Catalan newspaper, Sanchez is being accused of "actively withholding" taxes, with relation his image rights.
Prosecutor Miguel Angel Perez de Gregorio has revealed Alexis failed to include income from the transfer of his image rights in both 2012 and 2013.
Instead, he is accused of "simulating the transfer of those rights" to an offshore company based in Malta, Numidia Trading.
He is alleged to have failed to declare €587,677 in 2012 and €395,766 in 2013, without including details of the company in his declaration.
It is a similar situation to that which saw both Lionel Messi and his father found guilty of defrauding Spanish tax authorities of €4.1million (£3.5million) in the period between 2007 and 2009.
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