Ronaldinho: The $180 Million Man

There reaches a point where a monetary figure is so high that you lose the ability to comprehend it. The 13-figure US national debt is an example. The money being talked about for a Ronaldinho transfer to AC Milan is another. According to the Spanish newspaper AS, Milan are prepared to buy out the Brazilian midfielder’s contract with Barcelona for a cool 125-million euros.

That translates to $180 million US dollars, $89 million British pounds and 624-million Malaysian Ringgits. And that is just to release Ronaldinho from his contract. Presumably Milan would have to pay him something each week as well so that the lad could get a bite to eat.

Putting aside the idea that we live in a crazy ass world where even talk of this much money being spent on a single human is acceptable, is Ronaldinho a good investment for AC Milan? After all, this is a club that won the Champions League without him. This is also a player that is obviously still among the best in the world, but who didn’t exactly set the world on fire with his play last year.

For that much money Milan could probably buy four or five or 10 quality players and/or a small country.

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