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Old 07-01-2003, 12:59 PM   #144
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Here is the latest on Ronaldinho..

Paris St Germain will talk to Manchester United on Wednesday to find out if they are serious about bringing Ronaldinho to the Premiership.

PSG president Francis Graille said he intended to speak to Old Trafford chief executive Peter Kenyon on the telephone.

The French club have slapped a £31m price tag on the Brazilian forward - more than double what the Premiership champions had wanted to pay for Ronaldinho.

"We have to call each other tomorrow morning to arrange a meeting," said Graille on Tuesday.

"I would like to meet him [Peter Kenyon] because I want things to be clear.

"I want Manchester United to tell me face-to-face what the situation is about Ronaldinho.

"At the moment there is only Ronaldinho's brother [and agent Roberto Assis] who is talking about Manchester United and so far I have not received any offer from them.

"If they make an offer we'll see what happens. Unlike what is being said, PSG don't need money."

United are understood to have already agreed personal terms with Ronaldinho.

But the Old Trafford club were hoping to sign the 23-year-old for a fee in the region of £14m - if they were to pay £31m it would be a British record transfer fee.

Furthermore, Graille revealed both Barcelona and Real Madrid have made offers for the player.

"Real propose 35million euros (£24m) to have Ronaldinho in a year, and to pay a third as early as today," Graille told Le Parisien newspaper.

"At the moment there is an offer from Real, who proposed a deal in two steps, and an offer from Barcelona, who proposed money and some players.

Assis had earlier insisted Ronaldinho is happy with the deal to take him to Old Trafford.

The player's brother and agent indicated that the World Cup-winning star had no problems with the personal terms on offer at United.

Ronaldinho is under contract to PSG until 2006, and Assis said: "The most difficult thing is for the clubs (PSG and United) to reach an agreement.

"We have no problems. Ronaldinho is calm. Whatever happens he has a good contract with PSG.

"He is currently in Brazil on holiday but he is eager to see what is going to happen regarding his transfer.

"Negotiations are still ongoing between clubs but things are going well as we had hoped for."
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