Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho accused of €3.3-million tax fraud

Asked if Mourinho expected Ronaldo to return to Old Trafford, the club insider said: "No. Ronaldo wants only money from Real, nothing more".

The main contender for the 32-year-old striker considered his former club "Manchester United" capable of pay for the Portuguese record in the history of football of 200 million euros.

The transfer market has been hit with a trigger following Ronaldo's hint that he could leave Spain if he is eventually hammered in the tax case.

He is accused of evading tax to the value of 14.7m euros (£13m; $16m) between 2011 and 2014. He will testify at the Pozuelo de Alarcón in Madrid on the date.

United have always maintained that they are interested in the world's best players, but manager Jose Mourinho said in February that he did not want the club to chase "impossible deals". Both Ronaldo and Mourinho are represented by agent Mendes, who will act to act as a peacemaker. He would cost a lot more than the £80 million Manchester United got for him in 2009, but the team has the financial muscles to pull it off.

Navas's form improved towards the end of the campaign, however, as his side won the double of the La Liga title and the Champions League.

A two-time La Liga victor, his 285 goals in 265 league appearances mean he is second only to Barcelona's Lionel Messi in that competition.

However, Florentino Perez insists Cristiano Ronaldo is free to leave if a club is ready to pay his 880 million release clause.

Ronaldo is said to have taken advantage of what is known in Spain as "the Beckham law".

"The AC Milan keeper is a very good player, just as [Kylian] Mbappe, Vinicius [Junior] and other youngsters are". Talking but saying nothing. He's coaching Manchester United.

It is also understood that, after the way they parted ways following Mourinho's Los Blancos departure, the pair are not on good terms and the former Chelsea manager is not interested in signing the four-time Ballon d'Or victor, with Mourinho possibly not convinced by Ronaldo's reported wish to leave Madrid.