Alexis Sanchez avoids jail in €1m Spain tax case

Alexis Sanchez has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for committing tax fraud in Spain — but the Manchester United forward will avoid serving any jail time.

Local prosecutors’ office Fiscalia de Barcelona confirmed the 29-year-old has been handed two eight-month sentences for evading tax during his time at Barcelona.

He will not go to prison as first-time offenders avoid jail if the sentence is less than two years.