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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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Milan lurk after Ron "bust-up"

Ronaldinho's agent has mooted a transfer to AC Milan after the player was involved in an alleged bust-up with Barcelona boss Frank Rijkaard. The Catalans claim the Brazilian did not play in Monday's Liga match away to Celta Vigo because of a foot injury, but a club source has suggested otherwise.

A Camp Nou insider told the Sun that Ronaldinho was left out by Rijkaard as a sanction for missing training.

"He was being punished," said the source. "Rijkaard was showing rules apply to everyone, no matter how big the star. But things are bad in the dressing room."

Meanwhile, Ronaldinho's brother and agent Roberto de Assis has admitted that a move to the San Siro was a "possibility" and that it would more than make up for the disappointment of failing to tie up a deal for Ronaldo.

"The transfer of Ronaldinho to Milan is possible and would be bigger business for the team than the transfer of Ronaldo," he told Corriere dello Sport.

Premiership champions Chelsea have also registered their interest in the World Player of the Year, and are believed to have had a 100m euro bid rejected last season.

The 26-year-old is the star of the Barcelona team that won both La Liga and the Champions League last season, and has scored 41 goals in 93 Primera Division appearances.

Despite a subdued World Cup he is almost universally recognised as the best player on the planet.

Eurosport.com