The son of one of the legends of FC Barcelona and world football, Ronaldinhois training with the first team of the Catalan team this week in the middle of the break corresponding to the double date of FIFA friendly matches.
The culé technical director, Xavi Hernandezincluded Joao Mendes, son of the Brazilian star, in a group of players from the Barça youth categories who joined the FC Barcelona first team to complete training over the next few days.
Joao Mendes de Assis Moreira, 19, joined the youth A team last year. FC Barcelona. He is a left-footed center forward who has the genes of magic that his father showed during his career both with the Catalan team and in other teams in Italy, France and his native Brazil.
According to several reports in the Spanish press, FC Barcelona is in no hurry to bring Ronaldinho’s son to the first team and they will take him calmly. The player has a current contract with the team until the end of the year and based on his performance they will evaluate his permanence.
The arrival of Joao Mendes to the Catalan team occurred after having spent time in the lower categories of the Brazilian Cruzeiro, where he ended up being released. His agent and his uncle, Ronaldinho’s brother, took him to the Catalan team where after several tests he ended up signing a contract.
He took his first steps in the youth ranks of Paris Saint-Germain when his father played for the team in the French capital. He then returned to Brazil where he spent time training with Flamengo before joining Cruzeiro in 2018.
Ronaldinho celebrated his 44th birthday in Chile
Brazilian star Ronaldinho, who turned 44 last Thursday, celebrates it this weekend with a participation in a Duel of Legends that takes place this Saturday at the National Stadium in Santiago de Chile as part of a festival that features various sports and entertainment figures.
The former player will have a fairly busy schedule over the next two days after arriving in the Chilean capital during the early hours of this Friday. According to the organizers of his visit, ‘Dinho’ would have made some particular requests, such as a PlayStation console in his room.
In addition to Ronaldinho, world football figures such as the Italian Marco Materazzi and the Argentines Javier Saviola and Esteban Cambiasso will also be present at the exhibition match. For Chile there will be Iván Zamorano, Marcelo Salas, Jorge Valdivia and Matías Fernández, among other former players
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