[m1ke]

OFFICIAL: MILAN GET RONALDINHO
Tuesday 15 July, 2008
Milan have officially announced they have agreed a deal to sign Ronaldinho from Barcelona.

“AC Milan and FC Barcelona have reached an agreement for the transfer of Ronaldinho to the Rossoneri,” read the statement.

“The player will be in Milan tomorrow to undergo a medical and sign the contract that will tie him to the club until June 30, 2011.”

It was confirmed the Brazilian will leave Barcelona at 11.00 local time on Wednesday morning on the same flight as general manager Adriano Galliani.

The financial details have not yet been revealed, but it is expected to have been sealed in the region of £15m.

The offer was substantially lower than Manchester City’s £25.5m bid, but Ronaldinho’s desire to join Milan has been evident for many months.

He now goes to bolster an already strong Brazilian contingent at San Siro alongside Kaka and Alexandre Pato for an all-Selecao front three.

“Tomorrow Ronaldinho will undergo a medical and, if he passes, he will become a Milan player,” grinned Galliani on Sky Italia.

The official was on his way to a restaurant in Barcelona with President Joan Laporta, agent Roberto De Assis, FIFA go-between Ernesto Bronzetti and of course Ronaldinho himself to celebrate the deal.

It was reported one of the main sticking points over the last few hours was the fee that needed to go to his former club, Paris Saint-Germain, but Milan and Barca managed to iron out the remaining details.

[dst]

Now that's a good promise. I hope he keeps them!

Not what I meant. I mean if you're going to spend fairly big money it should improve the team in my eyes it doesn't it just gives us a lesser duplicate of someone we already have that's what I intended it to mean.

Oh OK. I don't agree with you though. I don't think R20's game is identical to Kaka's.
If Ronaldinho wakes up he'll improve our game a lot. Whether he takes Seedorf's place, who must be shown the bench as soon as possible, or play next to Pato in a more advanced role, he will take our game one level up.
At least that's what I think. These are two of the things we've been missing big; Seedorf (who rarely shows up) and Sheva (who can now speak English)... Ronaldinho (again; if he wakes up which is a big bet and the reason why I did not want him at Milan) can be both of them (not at the same time of course).

@ dst

It's unfair to say Ronaldinho is all about tricks and flicks. his playmaking abilities, his through passes, his free kicks, his ability of scoring weird goals from unusual positions, his inability of missing point blank chances!, etc. what about these? in fact Ronaldinho has somethings extra compared to many and those are his tricks and flicks!

That's not what I said. Ronaldinho is a great player. Kaka is too. But the former comes with lots of golden ribbons...

Many people used to say he's a money whore. he proved them wrong... now it's time to prove those who say he is finished wrong. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

How did he prove anyone wrong about the money issue? Players earn most of their money through sponsor contracts not club wages... Ronaldinho has a chance to win something big with Milan... which means more and better contracts with sponsors...
In any case, what matters is ambition... I don't care how much he earns as long as he shows on the green why he earns it...

This post has been edited by dst: Jul 16 2008, 10:07 AM