{"id":294073,"date":"2023-09-26T20:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294073"},"modified":"2023-09-26T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:34:47","slug":"napolis-president-is-under-investigation-for-false-accounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/napolis-president-is-under-investigation-for-false-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli&apos;s president &apos;is under investigation for false accounting&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis &#8216;is under investigation for false accounting&#8217; after claims the Italian &#8216;inflated capital gains&#8217; while signing Victor Osimhen for \u00a374m in 2020<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The investigation concerns Napoli&#8217;s \u00a374million deal with Lille for Victor Osimhen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Napoli offloaded four players for just over \u00a317m as part of the deal back in 2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Napoli&#8217;s president Aurelio De Laurentiis has been placed under investigation on suspicion of false accounting, according to reports in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation concerns Napoli&#8217;s \u00a374million signing of Victor Osimhen, who joined the Serie A giants from French side Lille in July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In order to lure the Nigerian to Naples, the club offloaded four players for just over \u00a317m &#8211; approximately a quarter of Osimhen&#8217;s total transfer fee &#8211; and it is suspected that their wages were overvalued to an effort to inflate capital gains.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by several Italian outlets including La Repubblica and Sky Sports Italia, the Rome Prosecutor has now placed De Laurentiis under investigation for alleged false accounting.<\/p>\n<p>In acquiring Osimhen, Napoli sent back-up goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis to Lille along with three other players from their academy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/19\/75861625-12563375-image-a-28_1695754711888.jpg\" height=\"421\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Napoli&#8217;s president Aurelio De Laurentiis (pictured) has been placed under investigation on suspicion of false accounting and balance sheet fraud, according to several reports in Italy<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/26\/20\/75862285-12563375-image-a-48_1695756011116.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The investigation concerns Napoli&#8217;s \u00a374m signing of Victor Osimhen (right), who joined the Serie A giants from French side Lille in July 2020, with claims the chief &#8216;inflated capital gains&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Italy\u2019s Financial Police first gathered documents showing that potential balance sheet fraud had taken place and went on to inform Naples&#8217; Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Osimhen has emerged a key player for Napoli since his arrival in 2020 and guided the Italian giants to the Serie A title last season, netting 26 league goals in 32 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>He attracted interest from several top clubs including Manchester United during the summer transfer window, but Napoli&#8217;s chiefs ultimately managed to hold on to the superstar by reportedly placing a \u00a3150m price tag on the striker&#8217;s shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Napoli have started their Serie A title defence slowly this term, winning just two of their five opening matches of the season.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12563375\/Napoli-president-Aurelio-Laurentiis-investigation-false-accounting-claims-Italian-inflated-capital-gains-signing-Victor-Osimhen-74m-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis &#8216;is under investigation for false accounting&#8217; 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