Barcelona have taken a 17-year-old Brazilian striker by the title of Joao Mendes de Assis Moreira on trial. The teenager’s father is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira.
If that title sounds acquainted it’s as a result of it’s. It’s Ronaldinho and Joao Mendes is his son.
Joao is known as after Ronaldinho’s late father, who handed away within the late Nineteen Eighties, and was born in 2005. He has now develop into a proficient footballer and was on the books at Cruzeiro till lately.
SPORT has reported that {the teenager} terminated his contract with Cruzeiro, the membership the place Brazil legend Ronaldo made his breakthrough, and is now in Catalonia to see if Barcelona will provide him a contract within the youth ranks.
Barça president Joan Laporta is alleged to be personally overseeing the opportunity of signing Joao by being the one to talk with Ronaldinho, who stays a membership ambassador.
Laporta was after all the president who signed Ronaldinho very quickly after taking workplace for his first time period at Camp method again in 2003. Earlier than that, the Brazilian World Cup winner had been near becoming a member of Manchester United and was even courted by Newcastle.
Ronaldinho spent solely 5 years at Barcelona however they have been the most effective of his profession. The membership paid round €30m to signal him from Paris Saint-Germain and have been rewarded with 94 targets in 207 appearances, two La Liga titles and the Champions League.
Ronaldinho was additionally twice named FIFA World Participant of the 12 months throughout his time at Camp Nou, in addition to touchdown the Ballon d’Or in 2005.