[p]The court ruled that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nielsen-allan/W4BBntvB/"]Allan Lund Nielsen[/a] held assets worth €2,5 million in his company on which he should have paid tax in Denmark; consequently, he must now pay €740.000 in compensation to the Danish Tax Agency.[/p][p]According to his lawyer, Allan Lund Nielsen intends to appeal the ruling; throughout the proceedings, he has disputed the tax authorities' position, dismissing their claims as "alleged and fictitious," reports dr.dk[/p][p]Allan Lund Nielsen maintains that the Danish Tax Agency has failed to substantiate that the €2,5 million represented actual assets.[/p][embed guid="3dce7230-dc5c-4302-a348-6b11da9eaad3" url="https://x.com/COYS_com/status/1900087683600298034" social-type="twitter" /][p]Allan Lund Nielsen played for the Danish national football team from 1995 to 2002 and was named Danish Footballer of the Year in 1996.[/p][p]Nielsen played for English clubs including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/watford/UmMRoGzp/"]Watford[/a] and was best remembered for scoring the decisive goal for Tottenham when they won the Worthington Cup (today known as the Carabao Cup) against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leicester/KrrdAMyI/"]Leicester[/a] in 1999.[/p][p]On Tuesday, the former footballer announced that he is moving back to Dubai with his wife, Tina Lund, and the couple's children.[/p]
Famous Tottenham player and former Danish international convicted in tax haven case
Former Danish national team player and Tottenham ace Allan Lund Nielsen has been convicted in a tax haven case stemming from the 2016 Panama Papers scandal. This is reported by Denmarks Radio, which has gained access to the judgment from the Copenhagen City Court.
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