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 . In the big leagues, the worst fiscal treatment players get is in Spain. 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 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 .