Milan president Silvio Berlusconi is no longer
interested in signing Barcelona's Ronaldinho following the capture
of France midfielder Mathieu Flamini on a free transfer. The
Italian giants looked set to sign the out-of-favour Brazil
playmaker but have backtracked after failing to agree a transfer
fee with the Catalan club.
Milan were reportedly prepared to offer 20 million euros for the
28-year-old but Barca were said to have demanded twice that amount.
And after 24-year-old Flamini arrived from Arsenal on Monday night,
Berlusconi admitted outright he has no intention of pursuing
Ronaldinho.
"Flamini is the best midfielder in Europe and I'm not interested
in Ronaldinho," Berlusconi told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello
Sport. Instead it seems the Rossoneri are set to turn their
attention to another Frenchman - Bayern Munich's Willy Sagnol.
According to another Italian newspaper, Corriere dello Sport,
the two clubs have agreed terms for the right-back. However, Sagnol
has claimed a deal is yet to decided and revealed another top club
are also interested in his services. "The Milan directors have been
coming back for me on a regular basis for the past six years and
I'm very proud to be getting such attention," he told French
newspaper L'Equipe. "But when it comes to transfers things can
happen very quickly. AC Milan and another massive European club,
but not an Italian one, are interested in me.
"All I can say is that I'll make my choice before Euro 2008,
which is my big objective. I want to be calm when I get there."