Either Ronaldinho Or Rijkaard Will Leave – Report
According to Spanish newspaper 'Marca’, either Barcelona Coach Frank Rijkaard or troubled superstar Ronaldinho will soon leave the club.
The Catalan giants have struggled at times this season and despite sitting in second position in La Liga, they are languishing seven points behind bitter rivals and leaders Real Madrid.
There has been talk for sometime in the Spanish press over the future of Ronaldinho and Rijkaard, with the Brazilian regularly linked with a move to AC Milan.
Although Barcelona have frequently denied many of these stories, it seems that following Sunday’s 1-0 home defeat to Real Madrid, they are now indeed ready to ditch one of the two.
Ronaldinho and Rijkaard do not have the best of personal relationships, and they were involved in a furious training ground bust-up just last week.
Ronaldinho, who is noticeably heavier, has been left out of the team on a number of occasions this campaign, although he did start the match against Real.
The question of which of the two will leave is up for debate and there is every possibility that both may in fact depart.
Rijkaard has been at Barca since 2003, and is widely expected to move on at the end of the current season anyway, regardless of the team’s success from now until then.
Anthony Sormani