Real Madrid star Luka Modric could face up to five years in prison

Luka Modric [photo:courtesy]

Real Madrid star Luka Modric is to be investigated by Croatian authorities after being accused of perjury.

Modric, 31 is suspected of giving false testimony in the tax fraud trial of his former manager Zdravko Mamic- According to ="http://www.sun.uk/">The Sun.<

Mamic, a former Dinamo Zagreb director and considered one of the most powerful men in Croatian football, has been accused of corruption costing the club over £13million.

Money is said to have been embezzled through fake deals where they took a cut from the sale of a host of players.

Modric was called as a witness at the trial last week, where he was quizzed about his move to Tottenham  in 2008.

The perjury allegation hinges on exactly when he signed an annex to his contract with Dinamo, setting out the terms for future transfer fees.

t the tribunal on 13 June he said he had signed it in July 2004 but prosecutors say the annex – which allowed Modric to receive half the transfer fee – was actually signed in 2008 when he had already left the club.

The State Attorney’s Office released a statement saying: “State Attorney’s Office in Osijek opened the investigation against Croatian citizen (1985) due to the existence of reasonable doubt that when giving testimony before the County Court in Osijek committed a crime against justice by giving false testimony under Article 305, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code / 11. (6th 19th 2017).”

Prosecutors also claim Modric told investigators back in 2015 that the annex had been signed when he had already been sold to Tottenham.

Modric has been accused of changing his testimony in his former manager’s favour.

The midfielder who moved to Real Madrid in 2012 for £30m looked visibly uncomfortable while giving evidence to the trial, which has attracted huge media interest in Croatia.