Police Raid PSG, Homes Of Di Maria, Pastore | opeoluwa

Police investigating suspected tax fraud have
raided the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain
and the homes of Angel Di Maria and Javier
Pastore, a French official says.

The official said police on Tuesday entered the
head offices of PSG at Parc des Princes and
other offices in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside the
French capital.

Anti-corruption police units also searched the
homes of three Argentine players -- Di Maria,
Pastore and Nantes forward Emiliano Sala.

The national financial prosecutor's office opened
an investigation in December after so-called
"Football Leaks" reports allegedly detailed tax
arrangements by top players, coaches and clubs.
In a statement released to French media, PSG
said: "Paris Saint-Germain communicated all the
information and documents requested on two of
its players.

"Paris Saint-Germain emphasised that all of the
relative contractual documents of these two
players have been concluded in perfectly regular
conditions, as the club has demonstrated
systematically and with the utmost rigor.
"The club will continue to answer, in perfect
transparency, any new request from the
competent authorities."

Di Maria, formerly of Real Madrid, was also the
target of tax charges in Spain in December.
A day earlier, reports in France said PSG star
Edinson Cavani was also suspected of attempting
to avoid paying nearly €500,000 in taxes, though
the Uruguayan told Mediapart he was "very
shocked" by the allegations and "in full
compliance with French tax law."

A new statement from Cavani's agent on Tuesday
said: "Mr Edinson Cavani again denies, with the
utmost firmness, the unfounded accusations
against him."