FC Barcelona might be reveling at the fact that they have ultimately purged themselves of the black sheep Ronaldinho but the players are not keen on adjusting themselves to the same line of thought.
Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes for one has urged the Barcelona fans to carry on respecting and supporting Ronaldinho even though the player has finally left the Camp Nou after months of transfer wrangling. Ronaldinho signed a three year contract with AC Milan worth 20 million euros while Barca shall receive 21 million euros for the player.
This is what Valdes said:
“For me, any teammate is like a brother and I suffer a lot if publicly they do not get the recognition they deserve. Whoever is going to leave, I hope that people save the best possible memories of players who have defended the shirt with pride.”
Ronaldinho’s departure then is something that the rest of the Blaugrana players have always forseen but are only now realizing.