It’s a revelation that will undoubtedly make the socios from Barça a little bitter. In an interview with DAZN Italy, Ronaldo made a rather surprising revelation. The former Brazilian striker has returned to his transfer from Barcelona at Inter Milan in the summer of 1997, claiming that it was against his will.
“I signed a contract extension at the end of the season and left as a team from Brazil, says El Fenomeno, in comments reported by The Mirror. Five days later, they called me to say that I could not continue at the club. It was never in my hands. I wanted to stay, but the decision was not mine. “
A check for 28 million euros
Joan Gaspart, the vice president at the time, recently accredited this thesis, explaining that the Catalan club had been unable to resist the financial pressure. At the time, Serie A was the most powerful championship in Europe and Barça was not what it is today. A check for 28 million euros (a substantial sum then) was enough to make the Blaugrana leaders fold.
Ronaldo was 20 years old and had just finished a monstrous season in Catalonia. With 47 goals in 49 games, all competitions combined (including 34 in 37 La Liga games), the crack of the Seleçao had enabled his team to win the Spanish Super Cup, the King’s Cup and the Cups Cup, by registering the winning penalty in the final against PSG (1-0). It will finally be his only season with Barça. Six months later R9 will lift its first Golden Ball in the Inter jersey …
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