Ronaldinho makes overtures to City
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Ronaldinho's brother - who also acts as his agent - flew into Thailand for talks with Manchester City last night. He asked for a personal audience with City's powerful owner Thaksin Shinawatra to gauge the interest in the Barcelona playmaker.
The most unlikely transfer of the summer that would take the Brazilian forward to the City of Manchester Stadium is still some way off, with City uncertain as to whether he is worth the financial risk.Ronaldinho would demand a salary of around £200,000-a-week which would make him the highest paid player in the world. Ronaldinho can leave Barcelona and it was believed he would go to AC Milan, but they appear to have gone cool on the deal.
Ronaldinho's brother, Roberto De Assis, was the guest of City's Thai board for their Premier League match with Manchester City in April, as exclusively revealed in Sportsmail. City are to appoint a new manager in the next month and will also have a new executive chairman, Nike supremo Garry Cook by June 1.
Shinawatra would rather Cook and the new manager lead their transfer business, but that did not stop De Assis taking a flight to check out a potential offer. Europe's other clubs seem to be backing off taking Ronaldinho.
Cook has experience of working with some of Nike's biggest names and Ronaldinho has a long-standing arrangement with the world's leading boot manufacturers. -
thaksin can go back thailand meh?
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
thaksin can go back thailand meh?
yes, as a tourist
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Eto linked to Spurs and now Ronaldino linking to ManC but really can't see that happening.. probably just a case of his agent bro trying to tell the world that they're willing to just any offer that comes along
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ronadinho and man city hahaa.. awesome lah.. i think give abt 5 years or 10 years the BPL gonna be better quality than the UCL itself lol..
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Originally posted by dinky1409:
ronadinho and man city hahaa.. awesome lah.. i think give abt 5 years or 10 years the BPL gonna be better quality than the UCL itself lol..
Hoho Platini and Blatter gonna be so pissed.
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Originally posted by Saltiga:
probably just a case of his agent bro trying to tell the world that they're willing to just any offer that comes along
So any of the S-league club interested ?
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not worth it la
ronaldinho soft liao
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i just recall how he turn away MU..
well, all the lights and fun has turned his career southwards and now have to "beg" MC...
what a turnaround..
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Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:
thaksin can go back thailand meh?
he is back home for the trial. -
Who is willing to pay his demand of $200k a week salary?
Unless he accept a pay cut or he won't find many or any club willing to pay him so high for a player that may have lose his touch... Tho I think he has moments in him still and if he cuts out his party lifestyle, he could get back his old self for another 2 to 3 yrs...