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Barcelona future far from Ronaldinho's thoughts

First Published: Jun 30, 2005
Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho, seen here 29 June 2005, admitted he has not given any thought yet to a proposal by his club FC Barcelona to extend his contract to 2014

Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho, seen here 29 June 2005, admitted he has not given any thought yet to a proposal by his club FC Barcelona to extend his contract to 2014

Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho admitted he has not given any thought yet to a proposal by his club FC Barcelona to extend his contract to 2014.

"I have three more years on my contract and I'm happy with the team. I'm not thinking about anything else right now and am calm about the future," the 25-year-old Brazilian captain said.

According to Spanish press reports Barca want to extend Ronaldinho's contract by five years with an option to renew each of the next four years.

"Everything is possible in soccer and nothing can be ruled out," he said when questioned over a possible move to Greece to play alongside his friend Rivaldo, currently with Olympiakos.

Ronaldinho was in Athens as a guest of the Greek Professional Soccer Clubs Association and helped draw the fixtures for the 2005-2006 Greek championship.

He reportedly received 300,000 euros for his guest appearance here.

The Brazilian arrived in the Greek capital after leading his side to a 4-1 win in the Confederations Cup final over Argentina.

"Not too long ago we lost 3-1 to Argentina. On Wednesday we were very good. In the match we lost we had 30 chances to score and could only score once, while on Wednesday we had 15 chances and scored four goals," Ronaldinho said.