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Milan have captured Ricardo Oliveira and given up on Ronaldo, but patron Silvio Berlusconi admits he’s still dreaming of Ronaldinho.

“If Ronaldinho was on the market, it’d be something I’d have to think about,� commented the President and former Italian Prime Minister.


“I prefer him to anyone else, but he remains an impossible dream because Barcelona have no intention of selling.�


The FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or holder has been repeatedly linked with the Rossoneri this summer, but appears to have opted to stick with Barca for the time being.


Ronaldinho’s price-tag after a disappointing World Cup may have dropped slightly, although the clause to buy him out of his contract remains a staggering £81m.


The club officially terminated its attempts to sign Ronaldo from Real Madrid yesterday, judging the £15m asking price too much.


Instead, the Milan officials returned from Spain with Ricardo Oliveira in tow – the Real Betis Sevilla striker who missed much of last season with a cruciate knee ligament injury. He’ll undergo a thorough medical before completing the £10m transfer, joining the legion of Brazilians at San Siro.


However, his arrival has caused shockwaves in the Italian Press because the forward’s agent, Roberto de Assis, is Ronaldinho’s brother.


Inevitably, the rumour mill has sprung into life with claims this is a surreptitious start to their bid for the Selecao hero.

Source: Football Italia

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Ron row sparks alert
By ERIC BEAUCHAMP

BARCELONA have been rocked by a sensational row between boss Frank Rijkaard and Ronaldinho.

Chelsea and AC Milan have been put on red alert that Ronaldinho could demand showdown talks about his future.

The Blues’ Champions League opponents kicked off their La Liga campaign last night in turmoil after Ronaldinho was left out.

The World Player of the Year did not travel to Celta Vigo after angering Rijkaard by missing training on Saturday.

Rijkaard had hauled in his players in response to their 3-0 humiliation by Seville in the European Super Cup final.

He was furious with the Brazilian for carrying out promotional work just hours before the defeat in Monaco, where he looked below-par.

Ronaldinho, 26, was the only star not to join training, invoking Rijkaard’s rule that if a player does not train 48 hours before a match he is axed.

One source said: “Ronaldinho was being punished. Rijkaard was showing the same rules apply for everyone, no matter how big the star is. But things are not good in the dressing room.�

The row puts Ronaldinho’s future in the balance as he has been left waiting for nearly a year for a new contract.

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For those of you who think that he might be coming next summer I just found this. I don't know but I think something very strange is going on. Let's see, I can't wait for these last few days to be over and done with