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Reports have surfaced in the Croatian media today that the country's prosecution service has opened an investigation into Real Madrid's Luka Modric's transfer deal from Dinamo Zagreb to Tottenham in 2008 in light of possible tax evasion and other irregularities.

According to a number of television stations, police yesterday removed documents from the house of Dinamo president, Zdravko Mamic, as well as from that of his brother, club coach, Zoran Mamic, and Croatian Football Federation director, Damir Vrbanovic.

A Croatian tax agency employee has also been arrested in connection with the operation.

Reports suggest that the investigation concerns possible tax evasion in the 'Los Blancos' midfielder's move from Dinamo to English club Tottenham for 21 million euros in 2008.

Speaking to Efe, the Office for the Prevention of Corruption and Organised Crime responsible for the investigation would only say that "urgent evidentiary measures" were underway as a result of tax fraud allegations.

Public television station, HTV, reported that the Mamic brothers were suspected of not having paid tax on the signing.