Valentino Rossi's tax saga appears to be on its way to some sort of conclusion. Rossi and the Italian tax authorities are trying to work out a deal and Rossi is no longer making fun of the situation; he's said that if it is decided he owes back taxes that he will pay them.

Hopefully he has the funds to do so.

While an international superstar like Rossi, one of the highest paid racers in the world, earns several tens of millions every year, one can only wonder if he has enough in his checking account to pay a 'worst case scenario' tax bill.

The amount that the Italian tax authorities feel that Rossi owes? A jaw-dropping 120 million Euro (or in today's global economy: an eyeballs rolling in head like a juiced slot machine $175 million US dollars).