Ronaldinho Reported to Have Rejected Leicester January Transfer Offer

Brazil legend Ronaldinho rejected the chance to join Premier League leaders Leicester City and make a run at the title this season, reportedly opting to wait for a big-money move to China instead.

Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo claimed the 35-year-old was approached by Foxes manager Claudio Ranieri about a move to the King Power Stadium in January, but he could not be swayed (h/t Sun's .

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Ronaldinho left Fluminense in September after just two months at the club.

In what could have gone down as one of the most surprising transfers in modern history, the former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain star may finally have arrived in the Premier League—but not under the terms many may have expected.
Ranieri's Leicester are leading the English top flight, three points above Manchester City with 14 games remaining, and an anxious end-of-season run-in awaits this season's dark horses.
Ronaldinho has been without a club since leaving Brasileirao Serie A side Fluminense in September 2015, but Collins said the trickster is looking to join the Chinese Super League in a move "he so desperately craves."
According to Sky Sports correspondent Paulo Freitas, Ranieri may have dodged a bullet by not signing a player he recently described as "overrated:"