Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano has been sentenced to 12 months in prison by Spanish authorities after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges.
However, having worked out a deal with authorities, the former Liverpool man won’t face any time in jail.
Sport claim that the only way that Mascherano will see the inside of a prison will be if he re-offends.
Despite appearing to avoid prison, the Argentina has not been able to avoid a fine and will have to pay in excess of £500,000.
Mascherano has already paid back almost £1m in owed tax as well as interest nearing £150,000.
There was not much sympathy for the Argentine on Twitter.
Mascherano's in jail, after the way he bad mouthed us when he left that's piss your pants funny
— JFT96 (@carldean3) December 4, 2015
https://twitter.com/bu5quets/status/672766297307021312
