The authorities have frozen the bank account of Alex Ovechkin
Here's a strange and sad event about forward Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals.
An overdue debt of less than 550 US dollars to the federal tax department of Ovechkin's home nation has resulted in the freezing of his bank account [in his home country], according to a recent story by Maxime Truman.
In other words, his own nation has stopped the bank account. Actually, this is also his primary professional account that we are discussing.
The freezing of Alex Ovechkin's bank account raises concerns
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To put it mildly, this is hardly the type of news we hear about every day.
In addition to his endorsement deals, Ovechkin, who CapFriendly estimates to have made over 140 million dollars during his career, is making headlines for quite peculiar reasons.
"Championat reports that Alex Ovechkin's professional bank account has been frozen due to a 543 US dollar debt in federal taxes.
It's not a good time to owe money to the government over there, I suppose." - Andrew Zadarnowski
It says volumes about the state of affairs in Ovechkin's own country, so let's just hope that everything can be worked out for him.
Ovechkin is definitely in a very difficult situation, as seen by his modest social media presence over the past few months.
The Washington Capitals have a two-season pact with 38-year-old Alex Ovechkin that pays 9.5 million dollars annually. After attempting to surpass Wayne Gretzky's record, a lot of reports indicate he would join the KHL.
According to a person close to Alex Ovechkin, he is only a piece of the situation and is not at fault overall. There are no criminal accusations against him.
UPDATE
Here's what a source close to Ovi told Match TV
"Ovechkin himself does not owe anything, this is a technical error. The individual entrepreneur does not conduct commercial activities; it only has patents for Alexander's trademarks. Our accountant is looking into this now"
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22 MAI | 260 ANSWERS The authorities have frozen the bank account of Alex Ovechkin Do you think Alex Ovechkin will score forty-two goals in the upcoming two seasons? |
| Yes, definitely | 106 | 40.8 % |
| Close Enough | 68 | 26.2 % |
| Not a chance | 86 | 33.1 % |
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