Portuguese super agent Jorge Mendes is perhaps the most famous in the game. The old representative of Cristiano Ronaldo, he is now ready for another decade on the side of the top talents in the game with Lamine Yamal under his illustrious clientele. However, he is confronted with legal problems in his native Portugal.
Mendes is accused of tax fraud compared to € 18 million, according to Correio da Manha, as worn by Diario ALS. The transaction that he brought to the attention of the authorities is in fact not to do with his company in football, but rather a donation he made to his wife.
As part of an operation with the name 'Offset', the public ministry in Portugal has accused Mendes of avoiding tax after almost half of the capital of a company to donate his wife, only for the fact that these things are purchased by another company that has been linked to Mendes. They say it resulted in a tax loss of € 18 million, which is the fine that he must pay now.
The legal team of Mendes quickly moved to deny that this is the case, and say that the accusation is 'incorrect and unfounded'. Lawyer Rui Patricio de Morais Leitao had the following to say and noted that, despite the fact that he claimed his innocence, he would pay the money back.
“We strongly reflect this accusation because there was no tax fraud. The accusation is incorrect and unfounded; and it is unfair, both in itself and the life story of Jorge Mendes and the contributions he has made to the country, as well as its history as a contribution to himself and his companies.
“It should be noted that the issue in question had already been analyzed by the tax administration in 2014 (about 11 years ago), and there were also several later inspections and analyzes. Nevertheless, however, no issue has been discussed for many years. The amount in question.
For the past two decades, Mendes has been a frequent face in some of the greatest deals in football and first associates Real Madrid. In recent years, the customers of Mendes have been continuously in the books of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, with Lamine Yamal, Alejandro Bald and Ansu Fati are all part of the Stifute Agency.