Author Topic: Milan finally signed Ronaldo (Read 163 times)

Noname · « **on:** January 30, 2007, 08:55:30 AM »

Milan complete signing of Ronaldo

The 30-year-old has joined Milan on an 18-month deal for an undisclosed fee - reported to be in the region of £5m.

Ronaldo broke the record for goals scored in World Cup finals in Germany last year, but was criticised for being out of sorts, overweight and unfit.

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted Ronaldo, out of favour at Real this season, was "not particularly fit", but added: "He remains a great player."

Ronaldo, who has won two World Cups with Brazil and been named Fifa World Player of the Year three times, has already passed a medical in Milan.

He had 18 months left on his Real Madrid contract and cost £20m when he joined the Bernabeu outfit from Inter Milan in 2002. He has started only three league matches under new coach Fabio Capello this season.

Ancelotti said Ronaldo had lost fitness because "having been excluded from the Real squad, he has lost some of his enthusiasm in training".

The two clubs appear to have come to a compromise on price after Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said after meeting Real officials on Monday: "We have offered seven million euros (£4.6m) and Real want eight (£5.3m)."

The former Cruzeiro, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona and Inter forward had also been linked with AC's Italian rivals Juventus and a move to Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia.

Noname · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2007, 08:56:52 AM »

Very good sigining from Milan. Im sure Ronaldo is going to find his old self again.

Intriago33 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:00:24 AM »

I don't to be honest, Ancelotti's struggling to get anything out of a young and fit Gilardino, let alone Ronaldo.

Noname · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2007, 09:11:29 AM »

I think Ronaldo will get there, hes still is in potential on of the best players in the world. Leaving Real was his best choice, i dont really know ancelotti, but Ac Milan is a much better TEAM (not players, but as a team) then Real. And you got so many OG's over there, like maildini and costacurta for example. So i think hes gonna get back to his old form with the help of his teammates.