Blackburn’s Indian owners say they bid for Ronaldinho
By ANITuesday, January 4, 2011
LONDON - Blackburn’s Indian owners have claimed that they had made a 6.2 million pound bid for Ronaldinho.
Indian poultry firm Venky’s first posted news of their interest on their Facebook site on Sunday morning, but hours later director Venkatesh Rao ridiculed the story.
He insisted it was “not true at all” and there was no Rovers interest in the Brazilian superstar.
But on Monday night his sister and Venky’s chairwoman Anuradha Desai insisted they had lodged an offer with AC Milan, The Sun reports.
Ronaldinho is currently in Brazil with a clutch of clubs keen to secure his signature this month. is brother and advisor Roberto Assis confirmed Flamengo, Palmeiras and Gremio are all keen on taking the 30-year-old back home.
He admitted there had been contact from Rovers, though he said: “We don’t know what’s going to happen yet. But we want him playing in Brazil again.”
Venky’s claim any fee and wages will be no problem for them. They would offer the fallen superstar an annual salary of more than six million pounds. (ANI)
