Manchester City have held talks with Barcelona star Ronaldinho, urging him to shun the overtures of Serie A giants AC Milan and Internazionale and move to Eastlands.

City transfer representative Pairoj Piempongsant said he had met with Ronaldinho's brother and agent Roberto de Assis Moreira in Bangkok last week, adding that a decision will be made over Sven-Goran Eriksson's future in the next fortnight.

"I presented [Moreira] with a vision why we strongly believe in his potential, that he is the best player of the world," he told newspaper Thansettakij.

"There are several clubs, all bigger than Man City, that have approached him, [but] there isn't anything left for him to win.

"He is like a teenager who gets bored with something quickly and always looks for new challenges."

The former World Player of the Year won back-to-back Liga titles with Barça in 2004-05 and 2005-06, plus the Champions League in the latter season. He also won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002.

However, his star has fallen in Catalonia, with the Blaugrana ready to offload him as they build for the future with new coach Pep Guardiola.

Pairoj, adviser to City owner and former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, added that Eriksson's future will soon be resolved with Mexico keen to install him as national team boss.

"The negotiations must be complete by June 15, which include the team manager," he said.

Eriksson took over at Eastlands last summer in a blaze of success, winning the first 10 home matches after the mundane nature of the end of the previous season under Stuart Pearce.

A woeful end to the last campaign, culminating in an 8-1 hammering at the hands of Middlesbrough, saw them finish ninth after they looked likely to win a European place.

They were awarded a place in the UEFA Cup post-season due to their position in the fair-play league.

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