Paul Scholes believes Manchester United were ready to announce the signing of Ronaldinho and had picked out his shirt number before his transfer to Old Trafford collapsed.
United had sold David Beckham to Real Madrid in the summer of 2003 and the Brazilian was set to join the Reds as his replacement after emerging as one of the world's most exciting forwards during his time at Paris Saint-Germain.
Instead, Ronaldinho joined Barcelona for £25million and went on to lift two Spanish titles and one Champions League trophy with the La Liga giants before departing for AC Milan.
Scholes believes Sir Alex Ferguson had convinced the iconic playmaker to move to England with United ready to announce his move from France. "I remember two or three that
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