Former Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria`s home has been raided by police.<\/p>\n
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Paris Saint Germain man Di Maria, and club and country teammate Javier Pastore were visited by anti-corruption officers as part of a tax fraud investigation.<\/p>\n
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Prosecutors opened an investigation in December into Di Maria and Pastore after it was claimed as part of the `Football Leaks` that the pair allegedly hid earnings in tax havens.<\/p>\n
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The enquiry is focused on image right payments, as reported by AFP and French investigative paper Mediapart.<\/p>\n
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Di Maria joined United from Real Madrid in 2014 for \u00a360m before moving on a year later after an unsuccessful spell at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
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The former Benfica wide man scored four times in 32 appearances for Louis van Gaal`s side.<\/p>\n
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Di Maria and Pastore were both visited at 6:00am on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
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The duo`s Argentine teammate Emiliano Sala`s, who stars for Nantes, home was also searched by officers as part of the same investigations.<\/p>\n
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PSG`s home ground Parc des Princes and offices in Boulogne-Billancourt were raided for evidence.<\/p>\n
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The club is being investigated by authorities after allegedly signing a contract with a company in Panama which allegedly took a chunk of the player`s earnings – although the Parisian outfit insist they haven`t made any commission from the agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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