The famous Italian intelligence agent Giovanni Brancini reported a fascinating situation about this, that Ronaldo in 1997 had the opportunity to be in Britain - the Brazilian striker was quickly carried away by the Rangers.
After the powerful 1996-1997 season, in a place where Ronaldo as part of Barcelona scored forty-seven goals in forty-nine games of the season (thirty-four goals in thirty-seven championship presentations), he moved to Italian Inter, which amounts to twenty-five million pounds, what was a record purchase during this period
It is not enough who exactly has the information, but in the summer season of 1997, 3 were required for the 20-year-old striker: Lazio, Inter, as well as the Rangers. In the case of relations with Italians, without exception, everything is clear, in this case the Scots, who at that moment existed as dangerous as possible, offered a “fagot” very strange agreement: the jersey were ready to use the player only in the Champions League. Brancini explained a similar sentence: "They prevailed in Scotland, but the Champions League was not presented to them in any way. It was absolutely obvious that the championship games were fictitious. Their main task is the European trophy."
The offer actually existed was tempting, but Inter watched Ronaldo back in those days, sometimes he went out in Brazil. The Italians were very insistent.
Replacing the club, as well as the championship did not adversely affect Ronaldo. After the match with Piacenza, in which the Brazilian made a hat-trick, fans gave him the nickname “phenomenon”. According to the results of 1997, Ronaldo got the Golden Ball, and also became the first player in history for the second time in the history of the year according to the FIFA version. Inter in the duel for the championship lost the match with Juventus, starting 2nd, in addition, the sports club became the owner of the UEFA Prize, where he won against Spartak in Moscow in the semifinals. Here is a story.
Despite the start of Serie A, the period in Inter did not develop in the best way: the Brazilian was suffering from a knee injury, which began to disturb him back in the 1998-1999 season. Before moving to Real Madrid in 2002, Ronaldo had not played in official matches for 2 years. Following this time, he lost his reputation, fresh players appeared in the Brazilian national team, with whom he was obliged to confront in order to be in the 2002 World Cup.
Nevertheless, despite all the circumstances, he became a legend for everyone! The legend of football! No one has forgotten and will not forget, he is always in our memories. Congratulate him on such a career.