Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has given his management team till the close of the Transfer Window to secure the services of the World’s most flamboyant player. Even though his buy out clause is reportedly £85m, the Russian businessman has allegedly met with the players advisors.

Barca Could Pay The Cost Of Increasing Taxes

Ronaldinho is due to naturalised and awarded Spanish nationality as he has been resident in Spain for five years. Naturalisation is usually what most Brazilian players look for when they join clubs in Spain and Portugal, however they do not earn as much as Ronaldinho, his naturalisation would see him lose his overseas status with the Tax Man, almost doubling his tax bill to the Spanish government.

His reluctance to pay this level of tax and the recent arrival of Thierry Henry who has reignited his friendship with Eto’o, and there is no love lost between the African and the Brazilian. All of these factors could be the cause of the increased interest from Stamford Bridge.