In April 2007, I wrote an article suggesting why Ronaldinho should become an Arsenal player. That article can still be found on Sportingo or Arsenalnfriends. A year down the road, we are being given another opportunity to sign the former World Player of the Year - this time at a cut-price £15million.

Last time round, I quoted the reasons of rubbing shoulders with Thierry Henry, Gilberto Silva and Cesc Fabregas and running circles around John Terry and Rio Ferdinand. Plus the fact that Ronaldinho was unhappy at Barcelona and unhappy with his teammates. 

Why would the Brazilian superstar sign for us this time round? Because now he is leaving Barcelona for sure as relationships have soured beyond repair. In addition, Dino needs to jump-start his career, which has come to a standstill at Barca. He needs to be the star to lead a team that is still very hungry for success. He cannot be joining Chelsea or Manchester United - their style does not suit him.

'Ronaldinho can put the fun, the swagger and the finish to Arsenal's stylish plays - and add a little Brazilian samba and winning attitude to our almost perfect soccer'


Ronaldinho can be our leading scorer at the forefront to replace Henry, giving extra power to an excellent strike force. With Emmanuel Adebayor, Aleksandr Hleb and Gilberto vowing to stay, Fabregas steering the wheels in midfield and Kolo Toure and William Gallas marshalling the defence, there is great incentive for Dino to pack his bags to join us at the Emirates. Together, there is a definite chance for Arsenal to win something.

On our part, we need a big star to lead us to titles! We are hungry for success after a few barren years. In the way Eric Cantona did for Man United, Ronaldino can be the booster for the Gunners to re-capture our glory. He can put the fun, the swagger and the finish to Arsenal's stylish plays - and add a little Brazilian samba and winning attitude to our almost perfect soccer. In addition, with Ronaldinho in our team, we can convince more big names to join us and build another dynasty together with the kids maturing at a rapid speed.

What is there to prevent this happening? Arsenal Wenger (or the Arsenal management) need to be convinced to pay the money to grab the Brazilian star and bring back the glory years. Show us the money! Don't let the chance slip away again or there will never be another chance for Dino (at 28 years old) or for us to bring a World Player of the Year to the Emirates.

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