A Madrid prosecutor said on Tuesday that a claim of two counts of tax fraud in 2011 and 2012, when he was manager of Real Madrid, had been filed.
Ronaldo's discontent has sent the entire transfer rumors "reporting" world into a tizzy, with stories popping up linking him to Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
Ronaldo, who has also been linked with Paris Saint-Germain, is said to now earn around £365,000 a week at Real Madrid and the same article claims that Manchester United would be willing to match those wages.
Through Monday and Tuesday this week Real Madrid president Perez staunchly defended his star player and compared him with club legends such as Alfredo di Stefano.
"Jorge Mendes (Ronaldo's agent) told me that Cristiano was angry about how he had treated the media, but we must always look for a solution for everything".
His reasoning? Because he stands accused of defrauding the Spanish treasury after allegedly using a business structure to hide €14.7m in income, earned from his image rights between 2011 and 2014.
Ronaldo has been summonsed to appear in court in Madrid on July 31 as part of the investigation.
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The statement said that the Spanish government, through tax authorities, "issued a certificate in which it attested that he had regularized his position and was in compliance with all his tax obligations".
Those allegations were denied in a statement by Ronaldo's management company Gestifute, while Real Madrid say they have "full confidence" in a player who "will prove his total innocence in this process".
Much to the surprise of everyone, it seems Cristiano Ronaldo might actually not leave Real Madrid this summer after all.
The prison term will be suspended as is common in Spain for first offences for non-violent crimes carrying a sentence of less than two years.
Neymar, his father, and Javier Mascherano have also had their troubles with tax over the last couple of years.
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