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Luka Modric Reportedly Accepts 8-Month Suspended Sentence in Tax Fraud Case

Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has reportedly accepted a suspended eight-month prison sentence after admitting two counts of tax fraud.

According to El Mundo (h/t Gerard Couzens of the Daily Mirror), Modric has agreed a plea deal after he was accused of defrauding Spanish tax authorities out of €870,728 from image rights in 2013 and 2014 by using a limited company based in Luxembourg.

Modric appears set to avoid a prison term, and El Mundo said he will be able to exchange any sentence for a fine of €60,000.