Overview
- France’s tax authority secured a court‑approved freeze on Samir Nasri’s bank accounts and placed a mortgage on a Paris property to secure a €5.51 million claim tied to his 2020–2022 taxes.
- Officials dispute his claim of Dubai tax residence and say his life was mainly in France based on flight records, three French properties, TV work in Paris, and 212 Deliveroo meals delivered in the capital.
- Nasri’s lawyers have appealed and argue the court allowed conservative seizures without an enforceable collection order, which they say creates legal uncertainty.
- The Paris tribunal upheld the measures after noting undeclared bank accounts, and Nasri received a proposed tax adjustment in early March while asserting his French earnings were already taxed and citing prior UK tax ties.
- Several tax experts called the court‑backed seizure unusual at this point in a tax case, a move that could foreshadow stricter checks on high earners who claim residence in low‑tax Gulf states.