Ronaldinho?

The Daily Mail's Ian Ladyman, alleged to have very good contacts at City, has run his second 'Ronaldinho to City' piece in three days.

He writes that the player's agent was at City on Saturday for talks:

Ronaldinho's agent and older brother, Roberto de Assis, was entertained at
Manchester City by Thai members of the club board on Saturday as they continue
to seek a way to lure the Brazilian superstar to the Barclays Premier
League.
...
These two [Thaksin aides and MCFC board members Pairoj Piempongsant and
Tawesuk Jack Srisumrid], along with agent Pini Zahavi, have been talking to De
Assis in the last week and it is understood they continued their dialogue at a
restaurant in the city after the match.
Despite public denials, City boss Sven Goran Eriksson is aware of Thaksin's pursuit of Ronaldinho — even though he privately feels the deal has little chance of coming off.

Even though Ladyman concludes that Milan remains Ronaldinho's most likely destination, this is still a development to be taken seriously, if only to demonstrate Thaksin's commitment to his Big Name Buy and his audacity of target identification. Expect another summer of speculation.