While agents confirm a deal between Milan and Ronaldinho, Massimo Moratti insists “he won’t move a muscle before hearing Inter’s proposal.”
This week the Rossoneri – specifically general manager Adriano Galliani – announced that Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko were “180 per cent Milan players.”
President Silvio Berlusconi also stated a transfer for the Brazilian could be made official before Sunday.
Agent Roberto de Assis commented: “We only want to talk to Milan. He will either go there or stay at Barcelona” and last night go-between Ernesto Bronzetti told the media “there is a deal with the player.”
However, and certainly not for the first time, their cross-city cousins have dived in to ruin the party in spectacular fashion.
“I would like to say something about Ronaldinho,” stated President Moratti in the Corriere dello Sport.
“The player and Barcelona will not move a muscle before hearing our proposal. By ‘ours’, I mean that of Inter.
“What will we do? We have taken some time out to evaluate various situations. In the meantime, though, we are receiving unequivocal signs of interest.”
Having already snatched Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Patrick Vieira and David Suazo out of their clutches, Inter are prepared to cause another shockwave in the transfer market.
It is reported that Manchester City were the first club to officially contact Barca enquiring after Ronaldinho, followed by Inter.
Milan only made the call on Thursday to have permission to talk directly to the player’s agent, but it is claimed that next week Inter have set up a meeting with both Barcelona chief Joan Laporta and agent Assis.
