La Liga president Tebas, have a different opinion of why the player left. During an interview with Marcas TV, Tebas explained that the move was also partially motivated by money, noting that the player will able to earn more in Italy. "He'll earn more money than here," Tebas told Marca TV. "I think that fiscally it favours him to go to Italy

. Here, in Spain, we have a problem with fiscal competition. "Out of the biggest leagues, Spain is where the players have the worst tax situation." Ronaldo was charged with tax fraud during his stay at Madrid and was made to pay for it.