Real Madrid’s Luka Modric could face up to five years in prison, after Croatian prosecutors launched an investigation into suspected perjury against the player.
Modric allegedly gave false testimony in a criminal trial, about his financial deals with a former Dinamo Zagreb director charged with tax fraud and embezzlement.
The 32-year-old testified last week at the trial of a tax official and three former senior officials from Dinamo Zagreb, including its former chief executive, Zdravko Mamic. Mamic is considered one of the most powerful people in Croatian football, boasting of serious political influence.
The State Attorney’s office in Osijek, did not name Modric, as is standard procedure in Croatia. But they referred to a 32-year-old Croatian who testified last week, a description that fits Modric and no one else. Local media identified Modric as the investigation’s target.
“The witness falsely said that on 10 July, 2004, the date when he signed his first professional contract, he also signed an annex on the basis of which he had acquired a right to a 50:50 share in transfer fees,” the state attorney said in a statement.
Modric moved to Tottenham from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008. He joined Real Madrid in 2012.
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