Overview
- An Andorran magistrate formally opened a criminal case and identified Dani Carvajal, Santi Cazorla, Giovani Lo Celso, César Azpilicueta, Thomas Partey, Juan Bernat, and retired David Silva as subjects of investigation, according to media reports.
- The court issued a cross‑border request for a Spanish judge to have the Guardia Civil take statements from the eight as investigados, which is a procedural status in an active inquiry.
- Investigators are probing the purchase, delivery, and transport of luxury watches allegedly sold without proper taxes by Andorra‑based firm Best In Asociados, and they plan to question seven Spanish sellers and a woman linked to a €79,000 transaction.
- The probe tracks deals involving high‑end Rolex and Patek Philippe models, with reporting that Thomas Partey bought three watches for €415,000 between 2020 and 2022 and that total suspect transactions could reach €12–€20 million.
- Police detained the alleged ringleader, Spanish businessman Diego García, in October 2025, and being named in the case signals a formal investigation rather than a finding of guilt.