Ronaldinho, his “ghost” successor at PSG

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By: Manu Tournoux

It is a very incredible transfer, which PSG has the secret, which has occurred almost 22 years now …

After having spent two seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, Ronaldinho left the capital of France to join FC Barcelona in 2003. The leaders of the Ile-de-France club are looking for a possible successor to the future Ballon d'Or 2005.

A priori, it will be called Hakan Yakin. On August 4, 2003, this Swiss international signed a four -year contract with red and blue. Of Turkish origin, this 26 -year -old playmaker was also tracked by several large European displacements, such as Atlético de Madrid, Liverpool or Borussia Dortmund. So-called …

Except that the Basel native will not play the slightest match with PSG. During his medical visit, he failed to point out that he encountered recurring problems with adductors. A examination of the Parisian medical staff then reveals a “Insertion tendinopathy for left adductors”.

Hakan Yakin, Vahid has become “crazy”

On August 21, Hakan Yakin was indicated the cancellation of his transfer by the management of PSG. Coach of the club at the time, Vahid Halilhodžić struggles to contain his dissatisfaction.“He was like crazy, it didn't make it serious. The player arrives, he is overweight. Vahid had changed him saying he was too big. They have passed for idiots “remembered the journalist Arnaud Hermant, then a great reporter to the Parisianquoted by Foot transfer window.

The rest of Hakan Yakin's career will be rather chaotic. For its part, PSG will recruit Montenegrin Branko Bošković, coming from the Red Star of Belgrade. It is this player who will inherit the number 10 left vacant by Ronaldinho.