Bursaspor wing-back Taye Taiwo has had his house confiscated by the authorities in France due to his failure to remit his taxes from the period 2008 - 2011. <br /><br />According to a report in authoritative regional daily <i>La Provence</i>, the Nigeria international owed backlog of taxes of approximately one million euros.<br /><br />His mansion in Marseille - complete with all the amenities including swimming pool and garden - was auctioned to a secret buyer for 405,000 euros. <br /><br />But it can only be released to the new landlord after the statutory ten - day period specified.<br /><br />With an annual income of around 2 million euros, Taye Taiwo had been ordered by&nbsp; the Directorate of Public Finance of the PACA region to pay the outstanding liabilities totaling &euro; 1,025, 120.29 since March 29, 2013.<br /><br />Taye Taiwo has maintained that there was a misunderstanding as his bankers had a standing order to deduct his taxes from his wages.<br /><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\\\\\&quot;body1\\\\\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\"></span><br />Photo Credit : bursaspor.org.tr<br />