Jose Mourinho's advisers have hit back at accusations that the Manchester United manager failed to pay millions of euros in taxes to the Spanish authorities during his time in charge of Real Madrid.
Mourinho has been accused by Spanish prosecutors of defrauding the Spanish government of €3.3m (£2.9m; $3.6m) in taxes, during the period that he was manager of Real Madrid from 2011 to 2012.
The Gestifute Media release said: "Jose Mourinho has not received any notification with regards to the news published today (June 20th)".
Argentina worldwide Di Maria is accused of failing to pay 1.3m euros to the Spanish tax authorities in 2012-2013 by giving up his image rights to companies based in tax havens, such as Panama.
In March, a day after being summoned to answer a judge's questions regarding the fraud investigation, Di Maria paid 1.45 million euros ($1.6 million) to Spain's Tax Office.
Last year, Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, were found guilty on three counts of defrauding tax authorities of 4.1 million euros ($4.6 million) from income made from image rights. "I don't have any solution, but Cristiano, like everyone else, has a contract and is a Real Madrid player", Perez told radio station Onda Cero after earning a third consecutive mandate at Real.
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Those allegations were denied by Ronaldo's management company, while Real Madrid say they have "full confidence" in a player who "will prove his total innocence in this process".
According to Spanish daily ABC.es, Ronaldo has listened to the counsel of his legal team and agreed to pay the almost 15 million euros in back taxes that he owes Spanish tax authorities.
Gomez Ferrer will make the final decision on whether the matter goes to trial.
Mourinho is the latest big name in football have been accused of tax fraud in Spain recently, including Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who was given a 21-month jail term.
The 29-year-old played for Real Madrid from 2010-2014 before sealing a £59.6 million move to Manchester United in 2014 prior to joining PSG for a cut-price £44 million.
Former Barca defender Javier Mascherano also agreed a one-year suspended sentence with authorities for tax fraud last year.
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