Manchester United would have signed Ronaldinho before he moved to Barcelona but failed because it was raining.
Ronaldinho was close to joining Manchester United in the summer of 2003 to replace David Beckham who had been sold to Real Madrid.
Manchester United former manager Alex Ferguson invited
Ronaldinho to a tour of the club’s facilities but the then Paris
Saint-Germain player could not make the trip because it was raining.
According to former Manchester United player, Quinton Fortune Ronaldinho ould have been playing in a Red Devils’ strip if not for the rain.
“I
think we got it wrong by bringing Ronaldinho in at the wrong time of
year as it was raining that day he arrived at Manchester Airport,” Fortune told Manchester United's official website.
“Maybe it was summer anyway but, if we'd have timed it with the right day, it could have been a different story.
“It
would have been absolutely amazing to have him here. He's one of the
greatest players ever to play football and entertained with his skill,
fun and joy.
“I was very
fortunate to play for South Africa against him in the Olympics in front
of 72,000 fans but, when he was at Barcelona, he was a different
Ronaldinho so I'm hoping we get a glimpse of that and I hope I won't
have to mark him!”
In a
now obvious fact, Ronaldinho joined Barcelona where he made his name as
one of the most exciting players in football history.
He won the two La Liga titles and a Champions League trophy. He took home the Ballon d’Or once and was named FIFA World Player of the Year two times.
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