"The only thing I can say is Cristiano Ronaldo is a Real Madrid player", he told Spanish radio station Onda Cero, on the day he was re-elected president of the European champions. Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano, among others, have already been convicted.
The Portugal worldwide will have to appear in the Pozuelo de Alarcon court No. 1 on July 31.
"Of course, it was one of my favourite clubs, Manchester, everyone knows that every time when I speak about Real Madrid I should speak about Manchester United, I love it there", Ronaldo said, according to the Manchester Evening News.
He's coaching Manchester United.
The announcement comes just a week after Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo had a lawsuit filed against him for allegedly defrauding Spanish authorities of €14.7m in unpaid taxes between 2011 and 2014.
Paul Pogba is now the most expensive player on the globe after United brought him back from Juventus last summer and Jose Mourinho's men would likely have to break the bank again to re-sign the Portuguese.
They added it had presented a claim to a local court.
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The Manchester United manager, however, has not yet commented on the allegations. The prosecutor said Ronaldo used shell company in the Virgin Islands to cheat on his taxes.
He said that Ronaldo had clearly done nothing wrong and Perez was appalled that the "presumption of innocence is not respected" by the media who have branded the played a delinquent. Ronaldo has denied the charges.
They have said Mourinho did not pay taxes when he was Real Madrid's head coach between 2011 and 2012, reported BBC.
Ronaldo's trouble coincided with the same Madrid-based prosecutor's office accusing Mourinho of two counts of tax fraud.
It will now be up to a judge to decide whether to take the matter to court.
Mascherano was also convicted of tax fraud last year and was given a suspended one-year sentence.
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