Ronaldinho is one of Barcelona’s greatest.
Now Joao is leaving Mendes followed in his father’s footsteps when he signed for the club.
– He will come here, confirms the Spanish RAC1 legend.
Being the son of one of the best soccer players is tough, to say the least. Joao has Mendes, 17, got the experience of having Barcelona legend Ronaldinho as a father.
When he was 14 years old, he signed for Brazilian big club Cruzeiro, under prominent forms.
– Completed trial training without knowing that Ronaldinho is his father. He wanted to show that he had the necessary talent and was good enough. And only then did he tell us who the father was, said the club’s sporting director Amarildo Ribeiro, according to the BBC.
Ronaldinho: “He will be more present”
A year ago, the parties broke the contract and now the club’s new address is ready. After two weeks of trial training, Mendes signed for…that’s right, Barcelona.
The news was confirmed by Father Ronaldinho, who is the club’s ambassador.
– Yes, he came here. I will be more present here,” the legend told the Spanish radio channel RAC1 with his signature.
Initially, the idea is that the attacker must belong to one of the academy teams.
Between 2003 and 2008, Ronaldinho made 207 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 94 goals and providing 70 assists. In 2005 he won the Ballon d’Or, but he will probably be mainly remembered for his display during El Clásico In the same year, where he scored two away goals and received a standing ovation from the fans at the Santiago Bernabéu.
