RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita has appealed against a penalty order for submitting a fake driver's licence, a Leipzig district court spokesman has told ESPN FC.
The spokesman did not confirm a Bild report that Keita, who will join Liverpool next summer, had been told to pay €415,000.
"Yes, there is a penalty order against Mr Keita for forgery," court spokesman Stefan Blaschke said.
"It's a six-figure number, but I can't confirm or deny today's report in Bild Zeitung since an appeal has been lodged."
The Bild report said Keita had twice tried to use counterfeit Guinean driving licences to obtain a licence in Germany.