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LIKE RONALDO, MESSI COULD BE LURED TO SERIE A DUE TO BENEFICIAL ITALIAN TAX LAWS

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Ronaldo pulling Mwssi to Italy?

A possible destination for the now restless Lionel Messi is Italy. Just like his rival, Ronaldo did at the end of 2018 season.

Personal income tax on foreign workers is reduced significantly, even up to 90 per cent of the salary if a person has three minor children.

Italian publication, Diario AS  has suggested that Messi could be possibly lured to Italy thanks to the country’s tax policy, 

Personal income tax on foreign workers is reduced significantly so it would be possible for any big Serie A  club to afford Messi’s enormous wages.

Moreover, the tax exemption could even reach 90 per cent of the salary if a foreign worker has three minor children.

Messi has three kids, so he would fit the criterion.The Argentinian had serious problems with taxes in Spain as he was accused of tax evasion worth more than €10m in marketing revenues back in 2016. It is suggested that Inter Milan could be his potential destination as the Nerazzurri have long been linked with the Blaugrana marksman

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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