Modric risks 7-yr jail term

REAL Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is reportedly being investigated by Croatian authorities for perjury during Zdravko Mamic trial.

According to Goal, Mamic who is the former vice president of the Croatian FA and former president of Dinamo Zagreb who is accused of taking €20 million out of Dinamo.

Prior to becoming an executive at Dinamo, Mamic reportedly made an agreement with Modric that he would act as a benefactor to the player in exchange for a share of his future earnings.

As a result, Modric testified that when half of his reported €21 million transfer fee from Tottenham was paid directly to him, he would make a withdrawal at the bank after every instalment “accompanied by Mamic’s son or brother” and then give a cash payment to them.

Once Modric’s transfer fee had been paid to him in full, Mamic reportedly had the full €10.5 million minus £1.7 million that Modric was allowed to keep.

On Tuesday, the 31-year-old was presented with his statement from last year by prosecutor Tonci Petkovic, and nervously responded: “That… That I’ve never said…that it…that…that it was drawn up afterwards. I told you then that I couldn’t remember when it had been done.”

He added: “When speaking about that, I was talking about a personal contract between Mamic and me, which regulated the split of the transfer fee.”

The Croatia captain is said to have forgotten a number of other details including the year of his first senior international appearance. Modric first played for Croatia in 2006, ahead of the FIFA World Cup.  Penalty Modric could face if found guilty of perjury is seven year jail term.