Sunday People

SELL UP

Conte is told: Shift players before buying

- By Steve Bates EXCLUSIVE by Steve Bates

REAL MADRID’S only hope of hanging on to Cristiano Ronaldo is if THEY pay his disputed £13million bill – if he is found guilty of tax evasion.

Ronaldo will also demand the Spanish club stump up for any fine he gets.

The Bernabeu star is accused of failing to pay the correct amount of tax on income from image rights between 2011 and 2014. But ANTONIO CONTE’S rift with Chelsea started when he was told to start selling some of his stars.

Conte (left) infuriated Chelsea’s hierarchy after texting Diego Costa to tell the striker he was no longer part of his plans.

It has now emerged the Italian’s hugely controvers­ial move came days after he was told to sell key

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