Inter Admit Italian Prosecutors Investigate Club Finances, But No Formal Charges

JAKARTA - Inter Milan confirmed Tuesday that Italian prosecutors are investigating the club's player sales in recent seasons. This is the latest investigation into football transfer transactions in the country.

In a statement, the Serie A champions said they had submitted documents to fulfill an investigation relating to the sale of players in the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons, and prosecutors in Milan wanted to "verify the regular accounting of the related capital gains".

Inter said no one at the club was being investigated and neither faced formal charges as the investigation was preliminary.

Transfers in Italian football have been under the spotlight since the Italian football federation (FIGC) launched an investigation into a series of suspicious deals in October.

The majority of transfers reviewed by the FIGC involve Juventus, which is also being investigated by prosecutors in Turin for allegedly making false communications to investors and issuing fictitious transaction invoices.

The investigation relates to a flow of around 282 million euros of capital gains announced in Juve's accounts from the last three seasons through a number of transfers.