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07-04-2003, 09:29 AM
Paris wait for United on Ronaldinho
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PARIS (AFP) - Paris St Germain president Francis Graille said he was waiting for an improved bid from Manchester United for Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldinho.
Graille turned down a United bid believed to be 25 million euros for the player on Wednesday and United chief executive Peter Kenyon was reporting back to his board on Thursday before coming back with a new bid.
"We expect a new bid by Friday," a PSG spokesman said.
Graille said a cash injection from major shareholder Canal Plus television meant the club was not desperate to sell Ronaldinho.
"We're not going to sell Ronaldinho to be nice to Manchester," he added.
He claimed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had made a 35 million euro offer to sign Ronaldinho and leave him in Paris for a year.
Ronaldinho's agent and brother Roberto Assis said he had already agreed personal terms with United.
Assis said they had a verbal agreement with the previous PSG president Laurent Perpere that allowed Ronaldinho to leave the club after two years.
PSG paid Gremio Porto Alegre 6.5 millions euros two years ago but they only got the player after he went on a six month strike to persuade his Brazilian club to let him go.
PSG were cleared to recruit by the French league financial watchdog on Wednesday after it explained how it proposes dealing with debts Canal Plus TV puts at 160 million euros.
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PARIS (AFP) - Paris St Germain president Francis Graille said he was waiting for an improved bid from Manchester United for Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldinho.
Graille turned down a United bid believed to be 25 million euros for the player on Wednesday and United chief executive Peter Kenyon was reporting back to his board on Thursday before coming back with a new bid.
"We expect a new bid by Friday," a PSG spokesman said.
Graille said a cash injection from major shareholder Canal Plus television meant the club was not desperate to sell Ronaldinho.
"We're not going to sell Ronaldinho to be nice to Manchester," he added.
He claimed Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had made a 35 million euro offer to sign Ronaldinho and leave him in Paris for a year.
Ronaldinho's agent and brother Roberto Assis said he had already agreed personal terms with United.
Assis said they had a verbal agreement with the previous PSG president Laurent Perpere that allowed Ronaldinho to leave the club after two years.
PSG paid Gremio Porto Alegre 6.5 millions euros two years ago but they only got the player after he went on a six month strike to persuade his Brazilian club to let him go.
PSG were cleared to recruit by the French league financial watchdog on Wednesday after it explained how it proposes dealing with debts Canal Plus TV puts at 160 million euros.