Barcelona legend Ronaldinho has spoken of how close he came to signing for Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United.
The Brazilian, 34, was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford in the summer of 2003 before he moved to Barca.
He said: "A good friend of mine who was running to be on the Barcelona board, Sandro Rosell, had asked me if I'd play for Barcelona when they won the election and I told him that I would.
"I was on the brink of joining Manchester United, there were just a few details to iron out, but Rosell called me at the last minute to tell me that they were going to win the election.
"That made everything happen very fast."
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