5 current and former Barcelona players who were caught for tax evasion

Lionel Messi en route to his hearing regarding tax evasion

#4 Samuel Eto’o

Former Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o is another one accused of not paying taxes to the Spanish government while playing for the club. The Cameroonian played for the Catalan club from 2006 to 2009 and was instrumental in the success of the club.

But now Spanish prosecutors are demanding a fine of £12.11 million along with a 10-year jail term for failing to pay £3.21 million during his playing years at the Catalan club. Eto’o is the latest of many former and current Barcelona players to have been accused of tax evasion.

But the Cameroonian has yet to release a statement regarding the accusations and inform the public as to how he's going to proceed further. Along with the charges levied upon him, his representatives at the time, Jose Maria Mesalles Mata, is also being fined and demanded be put in jail.

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