FILE: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - Ronaldinho said to have signed for AC Milan.

Record ID: 184073

  • Title: FILE: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - Ronaldinho said to have signed for AC Milan.
  • Date: 16th July 2008
  • Summary: PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL (FILE) (REUTERS) RONALDINHO DOING 'V' (PEACE) SIGN, WALKING TO TRAINING CENTRE
  • Embargoed: 31st July 2008 13:00
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  • Topics: Sports
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  • Story Text: Barcelona's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho will sign for AC Milan on Wednesday (July 16), the Italian club has said.

    "AC Milan and Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle over the transfer of Ronaldinho," Milan said in a statement on their website (www.acmilan.com) on Tuesday.
    "The player will be in Milan tomorrow to undergo a medical and sign a contract that will keep him at Milan until June 30 2011."
    Manchester City had also bid for the 28-year-old Brazilian, but media reports have said Milan have won the race despite offering just 18.5 million euros ($29.5 million), almost half as much as the Premier League club.
    Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has been in Barcelona for talks with the club and the player over the last two days.
    Milan, who will play in the UEFA Cup this season after finishing fifth in Serie A last term, have been chasing Ronaldinho for three months and the player has consistently said a move to the San Siro appealed.
    He has spent five years at the Nou Camp, helping Barca win the Champions League in 2006 and their domestic title in 2005 and 2006.
    The playmaker was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005 but has been told he can leave Barcelona after suffering form and fitness problems last season.
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