Ronaldinho has brought a swift end to his spell with the Brazilian side Fluminense, leaving the club by mutual consent after just nine appearances in three months. During this time he failed to score or provide any assists, and he was booed by his own fans during defeat in the Campeonato Brasileiro to Atlético Mineiro last month.
The former Barcelona and Brazil forward, now 35, had previously played for the Mexican side Querétaro, but moved on with a year left on his contract to return to his homeland.
However, on Monday night the Rio-based club, in a statement on their website, said: “Fluminense hereby announces the end of the contract with Ronaldinho amicably and in mutual agreement between the parties. Fluminense and Ronaldinho retain close ties and plan to work on other projects in the future.
“It should be noted that the player’s hiring met all expectations with regarding to marketing returns, increasing ticket and shirt sales for the club as well as attracting a number of partners. Ronaldinho’s recruitment also showed that Fluminense are capable of attracting the greatest players in world football.”
Fluminense currently sit 12th in Brazil’s top tier, just six points above the relegation places, but Ronaldinho’s failure to add to their goal tally leaves them with a negative goal difference after they could muster only 30 goals from 28 matches, the former international forward Fred having contributed seven.
