Chelsea: N & # 39; Golo Kanté refused to be paid in a tax haven

The French International No Golo Kanté refused part of the salary that Chelsea would pay him would be paid through the intermediary of a company created on the 39th. Jersey Island, tax haven, to save tax.

As revealed on Wednesday "Football Leaks" when Kanté signed for the London club of Leicester City in the summer of 2016, they offered to pay him a portion of its 5 million euros annual gross salary via a company created in this enclave.

According to the consortium, the objective was to avoid paying a million euros in taxes. Kanté first accepted the proposal and domiciled the company in Jersey to manage its image rights.

But at the last moment, he rejected the proposal and asked Chelsea to pay the entire contract without recourse to heaven. tax. "Football Leaks" publishes an email sent by one of Kanté's agents to the club in which he indicates that he does not want to take any risks in front of the tax administration.

"After reading numerous press articles about the rights to the image and tax investigations launched against players and clubs, N & Golo is more concerned about the fact proposed badembly can be discovered by the tax authorities, "says the agent.