16 Jun, 2017 @ 12:05
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Cristiano Ronaldo ‘wants to leave Spain’ as tax fraud charges leave him feeling ‘persecuted’

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CRISTIANO Ronaldo is said to be considering leaving Spain following recent tax fraud allegations.

The Real Madrid star is being prosecuted for allegedly defrauding Spanish authorities of €14.7 million between 2011 and 2014.

But according to Portugese publication A Bola, the 32-year-old is weighing up leaving La Liga as he feels persecuted by the charges, which he refutes.

“Despite the player’s deep passion for Real, Ronaldo’s decision is taken and the player wants to leave Spain shortly after the short holiday following the Confederations Cup,” A Bola said.

They cite sources who claim the father-of-one is ‘deeply disillusioned’ and that he feels he is ‘a victim of persecution’.

When asked by a reporter about the lawsuits, Ronaldo said: “I have a clear conscience.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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