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Tired of Spain: Cristiano Ronaldo mulls Manchester United return amid Real Madrid exit reports

Ronaldo is said to be 'deeply disenchanted' with the tax fraud allegations against him in Spain.

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Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave the club and Spain after being accused of committing tax fraud in the country, a report in Portuguese sports daily A Bola said on Friday. The newspaper said its story was based on a reliable source and that the 32-year-old four-times world player of the year had already made up his mind to ask the club for a transfer.

It said that Ronaldo was "deeply disenchanted" with the allegations against him. Spanish prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against the player accusing him of defrauding tax authorities of 14.7 million euros ($16.5 million) by hiding his image rights income between 2011 and 2014. Ronaldo has denied any wrongdoing.

If Ronaldo does decide to leave the current La Liga and Champions League holders, there'll be just a few clubs in the world that could actually afford the superstar.

The Portuguese's former club Manchester United could be a likely candidate. Ronaldo's sticky equation with manager Jose Mourinho during their time together at Madrid could, however, prove to be a deterrent. And while Chelsea and Manchester City can afford him too, he could face similar managerial issues at both clubs with Antonio Conte and Pep Guardiola.

Paris Saint-Germain, looking to fill the void after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s exit last summer, could be another option for Ronaldo. Lastly, the Chinese Super League and America's Major League Soccer could join the equation too.

Real Madrid said on Thursday that they were confident the Portuguese forward had acted legally. They could not immediately be reached on Friday to comment on the report. Ronaldo led Real Madrid to their 12th European Cup earlier this month after scoring two goals in a 4-1 victory over Juventus in the Champions League final, becoming the tournament's top scorer.

Ronaldo, Portugal's all-time leading scorer, is the latest in a long line of soccer players in Spain -- among them Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Neymar -- to be caught up in cases over tax or transfers. He is currently at the Confederations Cup in Russia with the Portuguese national team.

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