Javier Tebas , president of Spain 's La Liga , has said Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus partly because of Spain ’s high tax rate . Last month , reports said Ronaldo had reached a deal in Spain to serve a two - year suspended sentence and pay an € 18 m ( $ 21 m ) fine for tax evasion . A new law in Italy , however , allows taxpayers moving to the country to spend just € 100,000 on earnings outside it .
Javier Tebas, president of Spain's La Liga, has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid to join Italian club Juventus partly because of Spain’s high tax rate. Last month, reports said Ronaldo had reached a deal in Spain to serve a two-year suspended sentence and pay an €18m ($21m) fine for tax evasion. A new law in Italy, however, allows taxpayers moving to the country to pay just €100,000 on earnings outside it.