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Six top clubs of the French football league "Ligue 1" and one club from the second division have taken legal action against the team of "Monaco." The teams, which pay 75% of taxes to France, are angry that the residing "Monaco" club does not have to follow French tax rules and therefore has an advantage.
"Monaco," who returned to "Ligue 1" this season, spent millions of euros on new players and currently stands second in the tournament table. Monaco's tax system is very favorable, while French clubs pay up to 75% of taxes. Among the dissatisfied is also the recent big spender, the "Paris Saint Germain" club.
In January, "Monaco" reached an agreement with the league that the club would pay the organization 50 million euros over the next two years, but the complaining teams still find it unfair.
Aside from the PSG team, legal actions against "Monaco" are also supported by Marseille's "Olympique," "Bordeaux," "Montpellier," "Lille," "Lorient," and the second division's "Caen." These clubs believe that the advantage of the Monaco team is much greater than 50 million euros.
These teams are also supported by the president of the French Football Federation (FFF), Noel Le Graet. In his opinion, the agreement between "Monaco" and the league regarding 50 million euros should be reconsidered.
"The tax system for the Monaco team is too good. Those 50 million euros are nowhere near the benefit and advantage that the club receives due to unequal taxes. We need to sit back at the table and try to find another solution. The vast majority of league teams should support this," said N. Le Graet, according to "L'Equipe."
Earlier suggestions were made that the "Monaco" club should move its headquarters to France - in that case, they would be subject to the country's tax system. The team rejected this possibility and even threatened to no longer play in the French championships and move to Italy or Spain instead.
