[kurtsimonw]

Milan president Silvio Berlusconi says Ronaldinho will never join the club.

Berlusconi has never hidden his admiration for the Barcelona star and would love to bring him to the Giuseppe Meazza.

Milan have previously insisted they would be at the forefront to sign Ronaldinho should Barcelona ever decide to sell him.

However, Berlusconi believes that is unlikely to happen as Barcelona would never sell the Brazilian maestro.

"I've spoken with Barcelona president [Joan] Laporta and he told me that should he sell Ronaldinho, he would have to leave the country," Berlusconi told Sky Italia.

Milan are keen to bring in a new striker this summer and they have been linked with Ronaldinho's team-mate Samuel Eto'o.

Eto'o is adamant he will not be leaving Barcelona, but Berlusconi insists the club will do everything to sign a quality forward.

"We don't give limits to our targets," added Berlusconi. "We hope to find someone who can fit our needs.

"For the moment we expect a lot from Ronaldo. Then we will find a strong player who is not untransferable."

Sky Sports

Sorry if it has been posted elsewhere, I'm beyond tired to have noticed. (Porty may have posted it in Spanish or something?)

Wow, NEVER going to join?

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Jun 26 2007, 08:19 AM

[armiss]

what is the meaning of


he told me that should he sell Ronaldinho, he would have to leave the country,"


he never leave ?

[kurtsimonw]

what is the meaning of  
he told me that should he sell Ronaldinho, he would have to leave the country,"
he never leave ?

I'm not entirely sure what he meant by that.

My initial thought was: The fans would kill him for selling R10, therefore he'd have to leave the country. That's all I can think of. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

So yeah, he's basically saying he'll never leave.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Jun 26 2007, 09:20 AM

[jbryant1]

I'm not entirely sure what he meant by that.

My initial thought was: The fans would kill him for selling R10, therefore he'd have to leave the country. That's all I can think of.  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

So yeah, he's basically saying he'll never leave.

Laportas joking that--
If Laporta was to let Ronaldinho leave or to sell him off, then Laport would have to leave the country because Barcelona fans would come after him.

The investors would come after him as well because Ronaldinho is a money maker.

[Rossoneri7]

Laportas joking that--
If Laporta was to let Ronaldinho leave or to sell him off, then Laport would have to leave the country because Barcelona fans would come after him.

The investors would come after him as well because Ronaldinho is a money maker.

There is something in this whole issue .. R10 has been quite .. I havn't even read a single statement from him.

The fact that Silvio came out and said a statement about R10 never leaving Barca .. Proves that the managment were after him even when some lost faith in the whole prospect of R10 coming. Therefore, you never know, Silvio could just be cooling the situation down from their part .. Cuz if there was going to be a transfer, I doubt they want it to look like Sheva's disgraced transfer.


Or it could be true .. Depends on how you precieve this whole issue ..

[jbryant1]

There is something in this whole issue .. R10 has been quite .. I havn't even read a single statement from him.

The fact that Silvio came out and said a statement about R10 never leaving Barca .. Proves that the managment were after him even when some lost faith in the whole prospect of R10 coming. Therefore, you never know, Silvio could just be cooling the situation down from their part .. Cuz if there was going to be a transfer, I doubt they want it to look like Sheva's disgraced transfer.
Or it could be true .. Depends on how you precieve this whole issue ..

Yeah you have a point in that he hasn't made many statements to the press about his future at Barcelona or even the link to Milan. Of course Laporta is going to say this but Silvio would have said it about Scheva before last summer or Arsenal would have said it about Henry.

This might be because he is on vacation or as you suggset something might be in the works. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka working together is more exciting to me than Eto'o, Henry, and Ronaldinho. This would be the surprise we were talking about.

This post has been edited by jbryant1: Jun 27 2007, 01:10 AM

[Rossoneri7]

Yeah you have a point in that he hasn't made many statements to the press about his future at Barcelona or even the link to Milan. Of course Laporta is going to say this but Silvio would have said it about Scheva before last summer or Arsenal would have said it about Henry.

This might be because he is on vacation or as you suggset something might be in the works. Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka working together is more exciting to me than Eto'o, Henry, and Ronaldinho. This would be the surprise we were talking about.

Problem is .. U sit and u try to understand why the club has been so passive .. I mean, with Suazo, Milan just let him go as if they are in no competition to fight with the Nerazzuri for his signature ..

Something very BIG is cooking in Milan's kitchen ... When you look at Barca and how they are reinforcing themselves, a question has to be asked, if they can afford all those top players (Barca is in debt ..); Henry, Abidal, and now Chivu (not to mention Yaya) .. The R10 "staying or leaving" saga will continue to lurk on till Milan makes its move on the market. ONLY then can we understand what went on (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)