A little financial flashback for PSG: the court has spoken—and Gianluigi Buffon wins the case. The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that the club must pay €250,000 to its former goalkeeper to cover part of his 2018 tax reassessment in Italy.
Buffon, who spent just one season in Paris (2018–2019), had smartly included a specific clause in his contract: if the Italian tax authorities ever came knocking over his 2018 income (split between Juventus and PSG), the Parisian club would cover up to €250,000. And that’s exactly what just happened.
PSG initially contested the obligation
The Italian taxman hit Buffon with a €1.2 million reassessment in 2021. PSG initially contested the obligation in labor court and lost. They appealed—again, unsuccessfully. Buffon did miss out on the €25,000 in damages he sought for what he claimed was PSG’s “abusive resistance.”
In the end, PSG picks up part of the bill, and Buffon gets a nice reminder that a well-written contract can pay off—even years later.
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