Portimonense and the home of Jackson Martínez, forward of the Algarve club, are two of the targets of the searches of the Tax Authority (AT) and Public Ministry (MP), underway this Wednesday, March 4th.
At issue are tax crimes related to player transfers.
According to Saturday magazine, the two authorities defined as priorities, in the first phase, the searches of Benfica, FC Porto, Sporting, Braga, Estoril, Marítimo, Portimonense and Guimarães.
In addition, house searches are also planned for players' homes, such as Jackson Martínez (Portimonense), Casillas or Danilo Pereira (FC Porto).
According to Sábado, the operation aimed at "seizure of documents, digital and paper related to millionaire player deals."
O Morning mail, in turn, he added that there are "more than 200 inspectors, accompanied by elements of the GNR and several DCIAP prosecutors", involved in these searches.
The homes of presidents Luís Filipe Vieira (Benfica), Pinto da Costa (FC Porto), Frederico Varandas (Sporting) and the office of businessman Jorge Mendes are other targets.
This is a process that dates back to 2015, based on some of the «revelations made by computer pirate Rui Pinto in the Football Leaks case», says Sábado.
According to the same magazine, "almost all of these processes concern contracts relating to the economic rights of professional football players, as well as contracts for image rights, the attribution of subscription prizes and payments of commissions to third parties for intermediating the hiring or in the renewal of the athletes' employment contracts».
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