Serie A - Berlusconi: Kaka exit will help Ronaldinho

Eurosport - Mon, 13 Jul 15:07:00 2009

Kaka's exit from AC Milan will help fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho rediscover his best form, according to club president Silvio Berlusconi.

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The pair failed to gel following Ronaldhino's move to the San Siro last summer as Milan finished a disappointing third in Serie A.

"(The sale of Kaka) will give Ronaldinho space," Berlusconi said. " All the other players also want this to be Ronaldinho's year.

"He's 29 and in top shape physically. All he needs now is the desire to be decisive for this Milan team and I believe we can have faith in him."

Berlusconi added that Ronaldinho can "be the extra man this season" after the club's financial situation forced them into selling Kaka - and urged his team to bounce back and start winning trophies again.

"We must take the field and have fun, be masters of the game," added the Italian Prime Minister.

"Perhaps with some tactical innovation, we are aiming to make a great Milan," he said, adding that while city rivals Internazionale are a good side he believes that Milan have better quality.

"I appreciate Inter from a physical and aesthetic perspective, but we have more class," he explained.

"From (Andrea) Pirlo, (Clarence) Seedorf, (Alexandre) Pato to Ronaldinho, there is no equal in Italy."

Berlusconi also insisted that the club would not be held to ransom over the transfer of Ronaldinho's fellow Brazilian Fabiano, despite Sevilla demanding up to 20 million euros for the striker - six million more than Milan are prepared to pay.

"I don't know what chance there is of Luis Fabiano arriving," he said.

"We're not going to spend silly money in a moment such as this when we are experiencing financial difficulties."

Toby Keel / Eurosport

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  1. go brathetr dihno u the best

    From eric, on Wed 22 Jul 12:53PM

  2. I think Ronaldino will surprise many people this year..­ maybe he is past his best just maybe.. but i still­ think he has enough for Milan... he still has his skill­ and touch (that never goes) and his creativity just­ maybe not the speed he had 3 years ago (linking with­ Pato is a necessity i believe ) but i believe he will­ do well.. hope so anyway.

    From Sean V, on Wed 15 Jul 10:11AM

  3. Yes...If RONALDINHO on top form..he is much much much­ better than KAKA or C.RONALDO no doubt about its...i­ really misss his talent..so genius..

    From nazir, on Wed 15 Jul 3:22AM

  4. is this for real?? lets look at the descisons Milan­ have made. 1)sell your best individual talent, check 2)­ dont buy anybody remotely close in terms of skill and­ potential, check 3)talk about being able to challenge­ for lo scudetto...AC are a weaker team than last year­ and trusting 'dinho to come through!! It makes me­ laugh Kaka was 60 million where has that money gone? I­ am a Juve fan but am surprised AC didnt chase Tevez he­ works so hard for the team and keeps on going exactly­ the kind of player any team should want..

    From jamesak, on Tue 14 Jul 11:17AM

  5. Ronaldinho.. Diego.. Pato for next years FIFA­ Footballer of the Year...

    See the three of them doing­ well in serie A next season.. nothing for Inter and­ their aging squad

    From Akinbola A, on Tue 14 Jul 10:55AM

  6. Yes, this is dinho year, he is still the best player in­ the world, u cant compare dinho with merci or c.ronaldo­ he is the best, love u dinho

    From Sunny boy, on Tue 14 Jul 8:31AM

  7. I love you milan. your is the best.

    From Luthfi, on Tue 14 Jul 7:26AM

  8. good luck Ronaldiho. your is the best player in the­ world. ......... bravo milanisti.
    ac milan vs real­ madrid 4-0
    goal
    -ronaldinho 15
    -inzaghi 40
    -pato­ 65
    -inzaghi 90

    From Luthfi, on Tue 14 Jul 7:25AM

  9. I love you milan. your is the best.

    From Luthfi, on Tue 14 Jul 7:18AM

  10. if ronnie can change his attitude on and off the pitch,­ then he'll be back to form.. but i disagree that­ Milan can be superior to Inter if they stick to this­ team w/out frontman signing.. i dont know if Fabiano­ really worth 20m but he surely can boost Milan­ frontline.. so if he is valued 20m, then so be it.. its­ not even half what they got from Kaka sale..!

    From carlamms, on Tue 14 Jul 1:09AM

  11. i am a juve fan and i totally agree with berlusconi,­ this is dinho's year.

    From kaflorentz, on Mon 13 Jul 10:28PM

  12. In order to get Luis Fabiano, all they'd have to do­ is get rid of a terible player like Jankolovski and the­ money would be there. The Brazilian trident attack­ would be awesome between 'dinho, Pato, and Fabiano.­ It looks like 'dinho's form is returning.

    From denishodzic, on Mon 13 Jul 8:00PM

  13. Ronaldinho will never return to the way he was. And­ does Berlusconi actually think Kaka's exit will­ help Ronaldhino? Well it might help him but it is going­ to destroy Milan. I am a Juventus fan and I hate to see­ Kaka go away from Milan because he actually provided a­ fun challenge for Juve. One last thing to say,­ Berlusconi, you're a joke.

    From borg_jeanpaul, on Mon 13 Jul 4:49PM

  14. of course it will help him. It's so obvious he was­ upstaged by faster, harder-working players (though­ arguably not possessing the level of skill which­ Ronaldinho has). With Kaka and Beckham gone, maybe­ playing the ball more through the middle will allow him­ to shine once again

    From Simon, on Mon 13 Jul 4:20PM

  15. Ronaldinho is not interested in football any more. He­ is not playing well ( comparing to other players it­ means excellent) for a long time. He plays few matches­ well and next matches he hardly touches the ball. I­ have said "Goodbye Dinho" long time ago. I­ hope I was wrong......

    From Svetlana, on Mon 13 Jul 3:50PM

  16. yes i am a dinho fan but d fact still remains dat dinho­ is a good player and can still return to his best at­ milan he is a very good player i bet you 2 just see 4­ dis season i promise

    From Olayinka J, on Mon 13 Jul 2:31PM

  17. Ronaldinho all the way!!!!!

    From leon, on Mon 13 Jul 2:26PM

  18. Ronaldinho will never play the way people expect him­ to. He has had his time and I even doubt if he will ­ play at the world cup.

    From Richie, on Mon 13 Jul 1:52PM

  19. I really do hope so. I am Dinho fan, and I hope he can­ produce the same magice in Milan as he did at Barca.

    From suraya79s, on Mon 13 Jul 1:42PM
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