Arguably the world’s greatest footballer, Lionel Messi, has claimed “amnesia” after being sentenced to twenty one months in jail over tax avoidance.
The Barcelona player seemed nonplussed in the dock this morning after the judge passed the sentence, knowing that under the Spanish judicial system all sentences under two years can be suspended so it is unlikely the footballer will actually spend any time in prison.
When questioned about the tax avoidance by state prosecutors Messi reportedly shrugged his shoulders, looked at the judge and said “amnesia innit”.
Messi’s sentencing comes just hours after Ibiza clubbing institution Amnesia was raided by members of the Guardia Civil in an operation targeting money laundering. It is not yet clear whether the footballer was referencing the club or memory loss when addressing the court.
According to Ibiza sources, Messi has been a regular visitor to Amnesia in recent summers and has been know to socialise with club owner Martin Ferrer and his Dutch accountant Nick de Cash.
“Messi always comes to Amnesia when he’s in Ibiza,” claimed an unnamed source. “Although, he usually just goes straight up to Martin’s office with a couple of big duffel bags instead of actually going into the club. I always just presumed he was coming straight from the airport but maybe there was something a bit more sinister to it.”
Reports from Barcelona indicate that Messi “couldn’t give a flying fuck” about his “so called jail sentence” and will “take the money out of his sock” to repay the Spanish Revenue Authority later on today.
