Ronaldinho Should Join Me At Chelsea - Deco

Deco wants to play alongside Ronaldinho at Chelsea under Luiz Felipe Scolari and appealed to his Barça team-mate to join him by rejecting a move to Manchester City.

Ronaldinho and Deco - Barcelona (PA)
The Portuguese international believes that the 28-year-old should aim to continue playing at the highest level in Europe and return being the best in the world, El Mundo Deportivo reports.

Ronaldinho is said to have received offers from Manchester City, LA Galaxy and Chelsea, while AC Milan's interest has cooled, and Deco believes that only the Blues can offer him what he deserves.

"With the greatest respect to Manchester City, I would not like to see Ronaldinho go there and play for them," the midfielder said.

"I still consider Ronaldinho to be one of the best players in the world. He needs a huge team to express himself in, one that plays in the Champions League and aims to win it.

"It would be very good for him to go a really big club, a team with grand aspirations and that will make him feel like he did at Barça. He needs that as a person as much as a player."

Before stating that nothing had been finalised, Deco claimed that he would like to play alongside Ronaldinho again and hopes that the pair can sort out transfers to Stamford Bridge.

"I would like Ronnie to play with me for Chelsea," he continued.

"Chelsea and Barça are still negotiating and nothing has been sorted out. I know that they are talking and that things are going well, but there are other avenues open too, like a move to Inter."

Lucas Brown, Goal.com

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