Without place to doubts, the signing of Ronaldinho Gaúcho by the FC Barcelona is one of the historical moments of the Barcelona group. This arrival supposed the change of all a dynamics of defeatist years to a brilliant and victorious future that still continuous installed in the imaginary community of the fans.
However, very few know that the Brazilian attacker could have decided not signing by the Catalans to go to the Manchester United. In this summer of 2003 in which Joan Laporta gave a hit on of the table with his arrival, the English it tanteaban and treated to entertain with millions and a team plagado of stars. However, "Ronnie" trusted the project and the history of the Barça, what converted him years afterwards in the best player of the world.
It is now the exfutbolista Paul Scholes the one who relates a curious anecdote occurred in the staff of the instrument "network devil". As it sustains the British, did not seat them at all very that "plant" of the forward carioca by what planned to sew him to patadas in a party of pre-season.
The Manchester United planned "patear" to Ronaldinho
"I remember this year, were in turns it of pre-season and seemed that it went to fichar by us and finished fichando by the Barcelona. Had in front of the Barcelona a party of turns it and all speak of patearle, but could not approach us to him. It was a brilliant player, would love me have it seen in the United, but could not be", sustained in this regard the fine red-haired midfield player.
And it is that many tried to brake to base of patadas and faults to a player that knew better that anybody go of his contrary with an astounding ease. A thing was to want to give him to "Dinho" and another can do it.