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Milan to make world record bid for Ronaldinho - reports

AC Milan are ready to make a £84.5million bid for Ronaldinho, according to reports in Italy and Spain.

Spanish daily newspaper AS claims Milan chief Silvio Berlusconi is prepared to pay the 125 million Euros required to trigger the Brazilian's buy-out clause at Barcelona.

The deal would comfortably break the world transfer record currently held by Real Madrid, who paid £45.6 million for Zinedine Zidane in 2001.

Ronaldinho has been in extensive contract negotiations with the Catalan giants to improve his current deal, which runs until 2010. However, talks have stalled, fuelling speculation the Brazilian could join the European champions.

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