The Porto administration is under investigation on suspicion of illegal payments of 20 million euros in connection with transfer agreements.
Prosecutors in Portugal carried out 33 search warrants, mostly in Lisbon and Porto on Monday, including one at the “dragons'” offices.
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Central Department of Investigations and Criminal Actions, stated that the investigations were carried out in professional premises, including a bank and a sports club, as well as many residences.
«The moves were made to gather evidence in an investigation into possible crimes of tax fraud, fraud, breach of trust and money laundering, related to the transfer of footballers and financial circuits involving intermediaries in these companies“, The office stated in a relevant announcement.
«At the forefront are incidents that have occurred at least from 2017 until today, with a strong international dimension and concern commission payments of more than 20 million euros».
Porto issued a statement confirming that the club’s offices had been searched: “FC Porto collaborated with the team of investigators, which aimed to seize documents that could be of interest to the investigation“, Is mentioned in the announcement.
It is recalled that Luis Felipe Vieira resigned from the post of Benfica president in July, after being held in the context of an investigation for alleged tax fraud and “money laundering”.
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