Strugglers Blackburn to sign Ronaldinho, Beckham
Published:Tuesday | January 4, 2011 | 2:28 PM
English Premier League struggler Blackburn hope to sign Ronaldinho from AC Milan and has approached David Beckham in an attempt to sign the former England captain on loan.
The chairperson of the Indian company that bought Blackburn in November says its Brazilian office is negotiating with representatives of Ronaldinho, a two-time world player of the year and 2002 World Cup winner.
Venky's chairperson Anuradha J. Desai says Blackburn offered the Brazil forward a 2-and-a-half-year contract worth 24.6 million pounds.
The 30-year-old Ronaldinho has been strongly linked with a return to his native Brazil after playing for Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Milan during a decade in Europe.
However, Desai says Venky's had offered Ronaldinho 7.6 million pounds for the remainder of this season, with another 8.5 million pounds for each of the following two seasons.
Desai added that Blackburn approached Beckham in the hope of signing him on loan from Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy.