Ronaldinho rumours abound

TALK OF DIVORCE hung heavy in the Spanish air yesterday with Ronaldinho’s forecast split from Barcelona filling the back pages.

Fuelled by reports from London that Chelsea were preparing to table a €70m bid for the out-of-sorts Brazil striker, newspapers here predicted separation would come sooner rather than later.

Spanish media claim Barcelona are fed up with the 2005 Footballer of the Year’s poor form, while the player himself has grown tired of the repeated attacks on his private life.