Prosecutors have cleared Lionel Messi of wrongdoing but are seeking an 18-month prison sentence for his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, for allegedly defrauding Spain’s tax office of €4 million (now £3 million) in unpaid taxes from 2007-09.

The decision is considered a win for Messi, who had also been mentioned in the investigation. A Spanish judge had recently rejected an appeal filed by the player’s lawyers to drop the Barcelona star from the case.

In the documents made public on Tuesday, prosecutors also called for a fine of €2 million for the father of the Argentina playmaker.