Spanish prosecutors have accused Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric of defrauding tax authorities of £770,000 (€870,728) in 2013 and 2014.

Prosecutors said they were informed last month that Modric may have 'financial positions' in the Isle of Man, and they were not known by tax authorities and could have affected the amount of taxes the player was supposed to pay in Spain.

Modric's wife, Vadja, is also being accused of tax irregularities. Croatian midfielder Modric has been playing for Real since being signed from Tottenham five years ago.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been accused of defrauding tax authorities

Modric's wife, Vadja, is also being accused of tax irregularities by Spanish prosecutors

The accusations against the 32-year-old came a day after Madrid left back Marcelo appeared in a Madrid court in another tax case.

The Brazil international is being accused of defrauding authorities of £430,000 (€490,917.70) by using companies abroad to handle his earnings from image rights.

They join a string of players to have been targeted by Spanish authorities recently.

Last year, Lionel Messi and his father were found guilty on three counts of defrauding tax authorities of £3.4m (€4.1m) from income made from image rights.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Carvalho, Angel Di Maria, Javier Mascherano, Radamel Falcao and Fabio Coentrao are among other players investigated by Spanish authorities.

Former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, now at Manchester United, is also being investigated.