Ronaldinho wants to leave

Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho (28) is feeling uncomfortable in Barcelona due to the continuous criticisms and that the player would have confessed to some close friends that he will leave if things don't change. The Brazilian would already have asked to his brother and agent Roberto for a transfer in January, but in the end both decided to stay. Although Ronaldinho feels backed by the majority of the players, he now would be very disappointed with the latest declarations of manager Frank Rijkaard (read more here).

Meanwhile, Catalan sports paper Sport claims that, although they're not really interested in the player, Real Madrid could be willing to sign Ronaldinho if the club fails to win the Liga in order that way to distract the attention and to cover the failure.

(read more on the Ronaldinho transfer story here)