{"id":342382,"date":"2017-08-05T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T12:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=342382"},"modified":"2017-08-05T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T12:18:20","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-tells-spanish-court-he-wants-to-return-to-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=342382","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo tells Spanish court he ‘wants to return to England’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly told a Madrid court last week he wants to return to England.<\/p>\n

The Real Madrid forward appeared in court last Monday to deny he had evaded about \u00a313m in tax by using three off-shore companies based in the British Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo told the court he believed he had paid more tax than he should since he moved to Madrid eight years ago.<\/p>\n

At one stage during his 90-minute appearance, Ronaldo said: “I never had these problems in England. That’s why I want to go back there.”<\/p>\n

Manchester United sold Ronaldo to Real Madrid for \u00a380m in 2009.<\/p>\n

United manager Jos\u00e9 Mourinho said last month it would be “mission impossible” for him to re-sign Ronaldo.<\/p>\n

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Ronaldo left Manchester United for Madrid in 2009<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Old Trafford club have distanced themselves from reports linking them with a move for Ronaldo and Sky Sports News understand they do not want to be involved in a media circus surrounding his future.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo signed a new-five year Real Madrid contract last November.<\/p>\n

United play Real Madrid in the European Super Cup final on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Source: Sky Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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