Ronaldinho goes to Milano for 25 million euros

Posted by bumeral

July 16, 2008

Barcelona and AC Milan have reached an “agreement in principle” for the transfer of Ronaldinho de Assis at Lombard set by some 25 million euros (21 variables fixed + 4), as announced by the club Barcelona.

“Tomorrow (Wednesday) will travel to Milan for Ronaldinho pass the medical examination, with permission from the club. I appreciate the effort made by the Milan and the player to reach this agreement,” said Joan Laporta.

One of the keys of the operation has been that the player’s agent and brother Roberto de Assis, has waived the 15 percent of the transaction, as explained the club’s sports director, Txiki Beguiristain. Ronaldinho will sign a contract for three seasons with the Italian team.

Both teams closed the operation after the Milan decide to substantially increase the initial amount offered, around the 15 million plus incentives, during a first meeting between the two sides held at noon in a downtown restaurant.

The important offer made by Manchester City, more than 30 million, has forced the Lombard entity to increase its bid to reach 25 million -4 million of this amount is to achieve the qualification for the Champions in the next three seasons - , Specific figures at a second meeting that has lasted more than two hours at the offices of FC Barcelona.

“Ronaldinho is going with all honors,” he said following the meeting the president of Barcelona, Txiki Beguiristain, technical director of the entity Barca, who has offered details of the operation.

“At the end important is the desire of the player and has also been some resignations,” referring to the nearly 4 million that the club has not had to pay in respect of commission for the transfer to the player’s brother.

Beguiristain unknown whether Ronaldinho, signed by Barcelona to Paris Saint Germain in the summer of 2003 by 27 million, may finally say goodbye to the fans of FC Barcelona.

“Tomorrow (Wednesday) will travel to Milan,” explained Beguiristain, who commented that at the end “players always play where they want” on the wishes of the footballer, I wanted to play at all costs in Milan, despite the fact that Manchester City’s offer was superior in every way (file transfer and for Ronaldinho).

You do not have the feeling Beguiristain that the club has been removed “weighing over”, after the transfer of Brazilian, who after offering a spectacular performance in the first three seasons (1 Champions Leagues 2 and 2 Spanish Super) initiated the decline in the last two.

“Since we did not have his head in it for the team next year, did the planning without him,” explained the head coach of Barca, who expects all those players who have left the team in recent times “will be with a feeling of joy at what has been achieved here. ”

Extrapolate this situation to Deco, who recently was transferred to Chelsea English. “I hope to stay with the great memories,” he explained.

Once transferred Ronaldinho and Deco, the next player who can break the team is Samuel Eto’o, after the technical Josep Guardiola ensure that neither had the Cameroonian. “Hopefully now the chances that come, because we are making plans without him,” he insisted Beguiristain.

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