Kleberson to Man United for being fooled by Ronaldinho

Kleberson failed to shine with Manchester United.

Brazilian midfielder Jose Kleberson moved to Manchester United in 2003 after being fooled by the persuasion of former Barcelona star Ronaldinho .

Kleberson joined Manchester United from Atletico Paranaense for £6m.
Kleberson is one of the players who led the Brazilian national team 2002 World Cup champion.

In the summer of 2003 Man United needed a new midfielder as Roy Keane coating. At the same time, Red Devils are also looking for a replacement David Beckham who moved to Real Madrid.

When it was the most widely reported Ronaldinho name will be docked to Old Trafford. In fact, some media say the former Paris Saint-Germain player was just waiting for the inauguration.

"Ronaldinho told me he was going to Manchester," Kleberson told ESPN quoted from the Mirror.

Ronaldinho chose Barcelona instead of Man United. (AFP PHOTO/JOSE JORDAN)

"He kept saying to me, 'Come to Manchester.' I want to go, but I have a reluctance because I do not speak English and Man United does not have a speaker in Portuguese," Kleberson added.

Being one club with Ronaldinho is the reason Kleberson wants to join Man United. Only, in fact Kleberson deceived by his colleague's persuasion, because Ronaldinho actually joined Barcelona.

Kleberson's arrival to Manchester United along with Ronaldo's recruitment. (AFP PHOTO/STEVE PARKIN)

Failed to get Ronaldinho to make the Red Devils distract the young Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Inauguration and introduction Kleberson at Old Trafford was done in conjunction with Cristiano Ronaldo who is now a soccer star of the world.

"Ronaldinho persuaded me and I went to Manchester, but [the fact] he did not," Kleberson said.

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Unfortunately, Kleberson's career at Man United did not last long. The Urai-born player has only 30 appearances in two seasons with Man United before being sold to Benfica.

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