Ronaldinho will not retire, confirms brother and agent

Ronaldinho Gaúcho has no plans to retire, following his abrupt exit from Fluminense. That is according to his brother and agent Roberto Assis. Ronadinho’s return to Rio with Carioca giants Fluminense lasted only two months and nine games, before his contract was terminated by mutual consent. In this abbreviated spell, Ronaldinho managed no goals and […]
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2015-10-03 16:01:00

Ronaldinho Gaúcho has no plans to retire, following his abrupt exit from Fluminense. That is according to his brother and agent Roberto Assis.

Ronadinho’s return to Rio with Carioca giants Fluminense lasted only two months and nine games, before his contract was terminated by mutual consent. In this abbreviated spell, Ronaldinho managed no goals and no assists and both club and player took the decision to end the 35 year old’s contract by mutual agreement.

His misjudged spell with Fluminense immediately followed an underwhelming spell in Mexico with Querétaro, which has led to speculation that the former World Player of the Year may elect to call it a day. However, speaking with Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo, Ronaldinho’s agent Roberto rejected such claims, “Are you crazy? No chance, you’ll have more surprises yet. He has to be happy on the pitch and feel good about himself. He has an advantage over many others in that he has never suffered from a serious injury. And while he still has that spark, then great.”

California outfit Corinthians USA suggested that they have made an approach this week, which Assis confirmed. But the agent suggested that his brother and client has many offers to mull over. Despite the short and unsuccessful tenure of Ronaldinho at Fluminense, Roberto suggested it was still a valuable experience for his brother and that the split between the parties had been amicable. “It was a wonderful experience, the club gave everything and the player too,” he said. “Unfortunately things did not go the way that Ronaldinho wanted. It was a calm decision. He did not give the league what they wanted. When you aren’t on a roll, it is best to stop. Nothing negative happened.”

Though Roberto Assis did suggest that Fluminense had thrown his brother into the starting line-up too quickly, “He arrived in the middle of the season after spending two months idle and the club were having troubles with the team,” Assis continued, “Two days later he made his debut. He gave it his all, even though he wasn’t prepared. Ronaldinho’s goal had been to be ready for the next season, but sadly in Brazil, everything has to be right away. Their expectation was for overnight results.”