Gianluigi Buffon, Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper during the 2017-2018 season, following an impressive career with Juventus Turin and Italy, has had some legal troubles. PSG was involved and lost a battle with the Italian. Indeed, L’Equipe reported on Thursday that the Paris Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the goalkeeper for part of a tax adjustment imposed on the player and that the Parisian club had to pay.
“The player relied on a clause that had been inserted into his employment contract: ”In the event of an adjustment before December 31, 2023, of Italian income tax on income paid in 2018 (…) PSG undertakes to pay 50% of this Italian tax up to a limit of €250,000 net of social security contributions and taxes. This payment shall constitute an additional impatriation bonus.”
Condamné une première fois à verser cette somme par les prud’hommes, le PSG avait fait appel. Sans davantage de succès. La légende italienne a cependant échoué à obtenir 25 000 euros de dommages et intérêts pour « résistance abusive » du club français. »
It’s not a big deal for PSG’s finances, and this story will quickly be forgotten (we suspect that hardly any Parisian fans were thinking about it yesterday), but it’s still bad news. Even if it seems quite logical, given the clause mentioned. We also regret the perhaps somewhat strained relationship between Buffon and Paris, even if this has not been particularly evident in the statements made by the now-retired goalkeeper since his departure.
