Source: Daily_Mail
Blackburn make £20m move for Ronaldinho - and eye move for David Beckham and Damien Duff
[LNB]Seriously? Blackburn are targeting moves for David Beckham and Ronaldinho[LNB]Blackburn's owners revealeddetails of a £20million offerfor Ronaldinho yesterday buttheir plans to bring theBrazilian and David Beckhamto Ewood Park seem doomed. [LNB]On another day of mixedmessages between India andLancashire, managerSteve Kean denied thebids have been littlemore than a PR stunt bycontroversial new ownersVenky's. [LNB]But he admitted hopes ofsigning 'Mr Ronaldinho' as Venky's chiefAnuradha Desaipersistently referred tohim yesterday fromAC Milan were slippingaway. [LNB]He said: 'Iwould say it is lesslikely than it was48 hours ago.The information I'm getting isthat he's edging towardsgoing back to Brazil, althoughI don't know if anybody therecan afford him.' [LNB]Desai, the chairman of theIndian poultry firm who ownRovers, said she was 'quitepositive and hopeful' aftertalks between theirrepresentatives andRonaldinho's agent. [LNB]Shesaid: 'A French andBrazilian club areinterested buthe's keen to playin the EPL(EnglishPremierLeague).' [LNB]She addedthat the dealbeing offered tothe 30-year-old wouldnet him £6.5m for the first 12months and £7.3m for each ofthe following two years. [LNB] Shealso said Blackburn have beenlooking at signing Beckhamfor some time, and want to resignDamien Duff from Fulham. [LNB]Kean also said senior playerswere warming to Venky's plansbut captain Chris Sambayesterday repeated his desireto leave the club. [LNB] Wanted: Damien Duff is wanted by Blackburn[LNB]'I've had ups and downs herebut today I don't want to wasteany more time,' said thecentre back, 26.Beckham now looks certain toreturn to England this month,even if only to spend the restof the MLS close-seasontraining with a PremierLeague club, as he has done inthe past at Arsenal. [LNB]The idea of a two-month loanspell at Tottenham appealsbecause of the location andthe club's ambition but, if adeal cannot be reached withLA Galaxy, he might choose totrain at Arsenal again ratherthan join a team fightingrelegation.[LNB] Explore more:People: David Beckham, Damien Duff Places: Milan, United Kingdom, Brazil
