Cristiano Ronaldo pays Spanish tax authorities 13.5 million euros

Cristiano Ronaldo pays Spanish tax authorities 13.5 million euros

Cristiano Ronaldo ha empezado sus pagos con Hacienda tras fichar por la Juve
Cristiano Ronaldo ha empezado sus pagos con Hacienda tras fichar por la Juve | EFE

He made a deal that sees him pay them 18.8 million and two years in prison

Juventus' new signing, Cristiano Ronaldo, paid 13.5 million euros to the Spanish tax authorities to help pay off his big debt.

El Partidazo on Cadena COPE say the Portuguese star has made his first payment after striking a deal with the tax authorities to pay 18.8m euros, as well as taking a two-year prison sentence (which he will not have to serve). 

They say that he paid 13.5 million and will soon need to pay the rest, 5.3m more.