Ronaldinho unveiled by AC Milan
Jul 17th, 2008 • Transactions
28 year old Brazilian Ronaldinho has completed his move from Barcelona to AC Milan. Ronaldinho has not been starting at Barcelona with many concerned over his fitness levels. “I have always lived a regular life and I will continue like that. I am in good physical condition. Every player dreams of playing for Milan. It is a special emotion and I hope to bring happiness to the fans. I already feel at home here. It was a beautiful period (at Barcelona), we won important trophies but after recent disappointments we decided together to go our separate ways. Here I can go back to being happy and to reaching new personal and team objectives.”
Ronaldinho rejected Manchester City’s offer and instead described how he looked forward to playing with Brzilian teammate Kaka. “It will be exciting to play with Kaka. He is among the best in the world. He is also a friend and we play well together”. Reportedly, he underwent a medical exam Wednesday and has a contract that should keep him until 2010.
Humorously, Manchester City attempted to obtain Ronaldinho for €25.5 million; Ronaldinho refused the offer and instead signed with AC Milan who paid a lot less. Manchester City’s Boss Mark Hughes said “We presented our case as well as we possibly could and the fact that we are in there trying to get one of the top players in the world shows where we want to go”. Supposedly, Manchester City attempted to riddle the contract with clauses about performance, success and marketing. Milan may pay just €14.6 million or the trade.