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Jose Mourinho says case 'closed' after appearing in court over tax fraud charges

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he has already paid outstanding tax after appearing at a court in Madrid on charges of fraud

Jose Mourinho says a Spanish tax fraud case against him is "closed" after he appeared in court on Friday.

The Manchester United manager was summoned to answer accusations of non-payment of £2.9m in taxes between 2011 and 2012, while manager of Real Madrid.

Mourinho announced he had settled the accusations against him by paying a fee.

He is expected to immediately return to the UK to take Manchester United training on Friday afternoon ahead of Sunday's game against Chelsea - live on Sky Sports Premier League.

"I left Spain in 2013 with the information and the conviction that my tax situation was perfectly legal," Mourinho said.

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"A couple of years later I was informed that an investigation was opened and I was told that in order to regularise my situation I had to pay X amount of money.

"I did not answer back, I did not discuss, I paid and signed the agreement with the state that confirms everything is definitively paid.

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"That is why I have been here five minutes just to tell your excellency the judge the same that I'm telling you. I have nothing else to say."

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