Tax threatens Camo's Blues move Tax issues are holding up Mauro Camoranesi’s transfer to Birmingham City, confirms his agent. “The transfer could collapse.”
The Juventus veteran is all set to join the Premier League side, but it’s reported this morning that the player has not yet agreed personal terms.
“Nothing has been concluded yet,” agent Sergio Fortunato told Calciomercato.it.
“At the moment we are not talking to Birmingham. We’re discussing it with the two clubs to find a solution.
“We don’t want to convince anyone, as it is all sorted with Juventus and we have a deal. It’s an issue of taxes. You’re offered a figure and it turns out to be half that.”
The 2006 World Cup winner would already be accepting a pay cut from the €2.5m he currently earns in Turin.
“The Bianconeri want to see how far Birmingham can go. Mauro has already spoken to manager Alex McLeish at the stadium and they got along well.
“If the opportunity to go to Birmingham exists, then that’s fine. If this transfer should collapse then we’d wait for another opportunity.”
Juve have already agreed to give Camoranesi a €1m golden handshake to rescind his contract a year early.
The Bianconeri are also in negotiations to hand Fabio Grosso to Birmingham City.
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So we are only saving the €1.5m from his wages, but better than nothing, it's also an issue of space. The UK tax laws are even worse than Italy now for high earners