Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini, the Argentine professional footballer, says he is ready to pay the sum of $3M to set his colleague Ronaldinho free from prison.
Recall that the former Barcelona midfielder and Brazilian legend Ronaldhino were arrested in Paraguay for possessing a fake passport.
The newly name tourist Ambassador Ronaldhino was said to have arrived in Paraguay on the invite of a local casino owner before being imprisoned for entering with a fake passport.
Sports reporters, however, has reported that the former teammate of Ronaldhino, Lionel Messi has offered to pay all his debts and all hired four lawyers and will also pay $3 million dollars to get the Brazilian legend out of jail.
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The Former Barcelona and PSG star Ronaldinho was arrested in Paraguay for allegedly using false documentation to enter the South American country.
He was detained in the Resort Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo along with his brother Roberto on Wednesday night, according to the Ministry of Interior of Paraguay.
Newsmen reports that passports were found in the hotel bearing the names of Ronaldinho and Roberto with Paraguayan nationality.
Both the brothers remained in the hotel suite overnight, with Paraguayan authorities due to issue a statement on Thursday morning.
An official statement from the Paraguayan police had earlier revealed that Ronaldinho and his entourage had been invited to Paraguay by casino owner Nelson Belotti.
The former Brazil international was expected to hold several publicity events, with the media invited to witness his interaction with fans and dignitaries.
The former Brazil international was expected to hold several publicity events, with the media invited to witness his interaction with fans and dignitaries.
Ronaldinho is currently without a Brazilian passport because of an environmental fine he received in 2018.
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The former Barcelona star and his brother were convicted of illegally building a fishing trap at Lake Guaiba in 2015 without proper licensing in a permanent preservation area.
That conviction saw the duo handed an $8.5 million (£6.5m) fine in November 2018 and after failing to pay up, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice decided to stop Ronaldinho from being able to leave the country.
Despite being unable to travel out of Brazil, Ronaldinho was unveiled as one of the country’s new ambassadors for tourism in September last year.
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