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Crystal Palace's administrative error left defender Pape Souare with 'six-figure tax bill' that forced him to go bust in order to clear his debts

An administrative error by Crystal Palace left defender Pape Souare with a 'large six-figure tax bill' and forced him to go bust to pay his debts.

The Mail on Sunday exclusively revealed last week that Souare had been hit with the crippling tax bill that had forced him to enter into a voluntary insolvency arrangement, despite earning £30,000 a week at the London club.

The Senegal international had unwittingly not been paying any tax since joining the club from Lille in 2015 for £3.5million.

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An administrative error by Crystal Palace left defender Pape Souare with a 'six-figure tax bill'

Palace were responsible for the embarrassing error that meant the defender had been receiving his pay without tax and National Insurance taken off.