�89m for Ronaldinho?!?

**djm2k1** · 11th July 2007

AC Milan supremo Silvio Berlusconi is reportedly prepared to pay a mind-boggling �89million to prise Ronaldinho from Barcelona.

Spanish daily AS claims that Berlusconi is prepared to pay the 125 million Euros required to trigger Ronaldinho's buy-out clause at Barca.

The report claims that Milan will make a series of bids for the Brazilian forward, but if they do not succeed then such is Berlusconi's desire to bring him to the San Siro, he will meet the enormous buy-out clause, which would comfortably break the world transfer record currently held by Real Madrid, who paid �45.6million for Zinedine Zidane in 2001.

AS goes on to claim that an agreement has already been reached between Ronaldinho and Milan that will see him sign a five-year contract worth around �6million a year, plus exclusive image rights.

Ronaldinho has been in extensive contract negotiations with the Catalan giants to improve his current deal, which runs until 2010.

However talks have stalled, leaving the prospect of the Brazilian joining the European champions open.

Source

Now apparently Madrid are planning a massive bid for Kaka so it could leave Milan with plenty of cash. How happy would Madrid be if it came off - they bring in Kaka and basically fund Milan in signing their rival's best player. Although Barcelona would probably be quite amused by the whole situation as well...sell Ronaldinho for �89m and bring in Henry for �16m? Not bad business there.

**BBK** · 11th July 2007

Ridiculous! Ronaldinho was nothing special at all last year, and has too many quiet games to be worth this! Its not as if he's a huge marketing coup either, his face won't buy shirts now, unlike with someone like Beckham. And I really cannot see Barca selling, and regardless of invoking the getout clause, the player still has to want to leave, and I can't see why he would want to join Milan if Kaka was leaving. He has a better option showcasing his talents in Spanish football IMO.