Blackburn Rovers have confirmed a sensational bid for Ronaldinho, just one day after denying any such interest in the AC Milan star.Rovers have tabled a 20-million-pound offer to lure the Brazilian playmaker to Ewood Park for the next three years.
The bid was first reported by Sky Sports News on Tuesday, and Blackburn's owners Venky's have confirmed an approach to Ronaldinho to the BBC.
"He is keen to play in the English Premier League and I think that goes in our favour," Venky's chairwoman Anuradha Desai told BBC Radio Lancashire on Tuesday.
"To be precise (it is) 7.6 million euros (6.5 million pounds) for the first year and about 8.5 million euros (7.2 million pounds) for the second and third years."
Ronaldinho is all but certain to depart the San Siro this month after leaving Milan's training camp in Dubai to negotiate a new deal elsewhere.
Brazilian side Gremio are favourites to land their former youth player, who went on to play with Paris Saint-Germain and Spanish giants Barcelona before moving to Italy in 2008.
But Venky's are keen to make an immediate impression on the club they purchased in November, and have offered manager Steve Kean a sizeable transfer kitty to boost Blackburn's stocks.
"Money is not the criteria at all though, we do not mind about the money," Venky's chairman Venkatesh Rao told the Lancashire Telegraph on Monday.
"It is about getting the right players for Blackburn Rovers and we have enough money to do that."
"That is not a problem. We want to bring quality to Blackburn Rovers."
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