Jamie Carragher enjoyed a successful playing career with Liverpool before establishing himself as a leading football pundit.
Carragher progressed through Liverpool’s youth academy and spent his entire 17-year professional career at Anfield.
The former defender played 737 times for Liverpool, ranking second on the club’s all-time appearance list behind Ian Callaghan.
Carragher also spent a decade as Liverpool’s vice-captain and collected 11 major trophies during his career.
He retired from professional football in 2013 before beginning a successful career in broadcasting with Sky Sports.
Carragher now features on Monday Night Football, the Stick To Football podcast and CBS Sports’ Champions League coverage.
However, the 48-year-old now faces a serious financial matter involving an unpaid tax bill and the UK tax authority.
HMRC filed a petition at the High Court in London seeking to have Carragher declared bankrupt over the outstanding liability.
The exact value of the unpaid tax liability has not been made public, while HMRC does not comment on individual cases.
HMRC says it supports customers with tax debts through measures including instalment plans and only pursues bankruptcy as a last resort.
Carragher’s representative has now responded to the HMRC petition to the Liverpool Echo and expects the matter to end imminently.
“This is a private tax matter that should have been resolved sooner, and the appropriate steps are being taken today to settle it.
“It is understood that the matter will not proceed any further, and will be resolved imminently.”
Therefore, Carragher’s representatives have acknowledged that they should have addressed the private tax matter sooner and are taking action.
Those steps could lead HMRC to withdraw its petition, which would allow Carragher to avoid being declared bankrupt.
If HMRC withdraws the petition following the settlement, Carragher would also avoid restrictions that can follow a bankruptcy order.
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