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Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani has rejected suggestions that they are lining up an £85m bid for Ronaldinho.

At the end of the team’s first summer friendly against Lecco, Galliani answered the inevitable questions on the club’s interest in Ronaldinho. And his response was very clear: “The deal is impossible, so let’s stop joking.

“This story must end, I understand that papers need to please the readers, but now it’s enough.”

Nonetheless, Galliani’s denial may not correspond to the Via Turati club’s real intentions.

President Silvio Berlusconi is not willing to abandon the idea of signing the Brazilian star and Milan’s qualification to the Champions League group stage will be fundamental for the beginning of any negotiation with the 26-year-old Barcelona striker.

Galliani was also satisfied with the 2-0 win over Lecco ahead of next week’s Champions League qualifying match against Red Star Belgrade.

“The team seems fairly fit, also in consideration of the fact that we started our pre-season very late and had to review our plans after the appeal verdicts,” said Galliani.

“I am satisfied about this test, everyone has been working hard and you can see the results.

“Red Star Belgrade are at a further stage in their preparation, but we still have a week to train and this match was a good chance to test our conditions.”

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They are all at Milanello I believe! Some of those players you mentioned are injured and some of them just aren't fit...

Yes bit Carlo said some of them had other work to do what could this mean that they still are working to get fit or do they have buisness to attend to which isn't football related? Who knows, if we are going on by who is fit, then the whole sqaud should stay at Milanello because none of them really looked that much up to it yesterday, barring Seedorf and Gourcuff

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Yes bit Carlo said some of them had other work to do what could this mean that they still are working to get fit or do they have buisness to attend to which isn't football related? Who knows, if we are going on by who is fit, then the whole sqaud should stay at Milanello because none of them really looked that much up to it yesterday, barring Seedorf and Gourcuff

Well, Nesta, Kaladze and Maldini are injured. I don't think they will even play in the return match. Cafu is in Brazil for family problems, as you said, while Kakà is proceeding a special training by himself, away from the squad, cause he was the last arrival from vacations. It really stinks that he's not going to play in the first match, cause we really need him. So I guess the line up against Red Star it's going to be the same as against Lecco, except Pirlo for Ambrosini maybe.