Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, 65, in court in Madrid for opening of trial on tax evasion charges as Italian 'faces four years in jail'

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has been pictured successful tribunal successful the Spanish capital for the opening of his proceedings connected taxation evasion charges.

Ancelotti, 65, arrived astatine the Provincial Court of Madrid connected Wednesday greeting earlier taking his spot successful the dock.

The Italian is accused of deliberately misinforming the taxation bureau during his archetypal spell successful complaint of the Spanish giants betwixt 2014 and 2015 to debar paying much than €1m (£833,000) successful income tax.

When asked astir his income from the transportation of his representation rights to Real Madrid, Marca study helium said: 'I was lone acrophobic with collecting six cardinal nett for 3 years, and I ne'er realized thing was incorrect , and I ne'er received immoderate connection that the Prosecutor's Office was investigating me.

'When Real Madrid projected this to me—referring to the transportation of representation rights— I contacted my English advisor and ne'er went into the substance due to the fact that everything seemed close to me. I didn't deliberation it could beryllium fraud, though if I'm here, I judge things weren't truthful correct.'

Ancelotti denies immoderate wrongdoing and has vowed to combat the charges. His quality successful tribunal came conscionable hours aft Real Madrid's thrilling aggregate triumph implicit Real Sociedad successful the Copa del Rey.

The Italian manager has antecedently admitted to underpaying taxation successful 2014, but blamed this connected mistakes made by his accountants.

He insists helium did not interruption immoderate laws successful 2015 arsenic helium did not walk the 183 days successful Spain needed to wage tax.

But prosecutors assertion Ancelotti's main root of income during this play was from Real arsenic helium did not instrumentality complaint of Bayern Munich until 2016. 

According to Sport, prosecutors person called for Ancelotti to beryllium jailed for 4 years if helium is recovered blameworthy of the charges brought against him.

Ancelotti has antecedently addressed his case, stating helium is 'convinced I'm innocent'.

'This is an aged story,' helium told reporters. 'The Prosecutor's Office believes I was a nonmigratory successful 2015, and I judge I wasn't. 

'The good has been paid, and the lawsuit is successful the hands of my lawyers. I'm convinced I'm innocent. Let's spot what the justice decides.'