The trial took place on Thursday. The player will not go to jail, as he agreed to pay a fine of 36 thousand euros. According to Reuters, this amount will be paid by the Atletico forward in addition to a fine of 507.2 thousand euros. Costa also previously reimbursed the Spanish Treasury in the amount of 1.1 million euros, which he did not pay on income received from the implementation of image rights in 2014.
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Initially, the player refused to agree with the treasury, but later revised his position. Costa asked Atlético to solve his financial problems in this matter, the club did not take this step, but paid the player an advance so that he could easily settle accounts with the treasury.
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Earlier it was reported that Costa signed a sponsorship contract with one of the manufacturers of sports equipment for 800 thousand euros. The authorities of Spain suggested that the footballer did not declare this agreement in Spain in full. Costa, who moved to London Chelsea in the summer of 2014, believed that this year he was a UK tax resident.
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