Real and Milan to renew Ronaldo talks on Tuesday

MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) Real Madrid and AC Milan were unable to reach an agreement over the transfer of Ronaldo today after differences over the price and conditions of payment for the three-times World Player of the Year.

''There is no agreement at the moment,'' Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told reporters outside the Bernabeu.

''We will meet again tomorrow to continue negotiating. We have offered seven million euros and Real want eight and we haven't agreed on the payment conditions either.'' Ronaldo has been tipped to leave Real since coach Fabio Capello made it clear the 30-year-old did not feature in his plans.

The Brazilian has been a long-time target for Milan who were reported to have made a bid of between 15 and 18 million euros for the striker in the close season.

A transfer to Milan would represent a return to familiar territory for Ronaldo, who played for Inter between 1997 and 2002.

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti told Italy's Radio Anch'io Sport today of his excitement at Ronaldo's imminent arrival.

His transfer, along with that of Italy right-back Massimo Oddo who Milan signed from Lazio last week, would ensure the club stayed competitive in Serie A and abroad, said Ancelotti.

''Oddo and Ronaldo are important. With them we will stay in the elite of European football,'' he added.

FINAL DETAILS Today, Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani flew to Madrid to hammer out the details of a transfer that was given the go ahead after the Brazilian passed a medical last Friday.

Ronaldo, who was Real's leading scorer in each of his previous four seasons in Spain, has been angling to leave since Capello criticised him as overweight and no longer in his plans.

''His problem in the last few years was not his weight, but his motivation,'' Ancelotti said.

''He's not particularly fit at the moment because, having been excluded from the Real squad, he has lost some of his enthusiasm in training. But he remains a great player.'' Hampered by the eight-point penalty handed to them in the Serie A match-fixing scandal, Milan have made a slow start this season and are ninth, 30 points behind leaders Inter Milan.

Striker Filippo Inzaghi said Ronaldo would be given a warm reception by his new team mates.

''All the great champions are welcomed. I'm a Milan fan, so I hope that Ronaldo can give us a big hand,'' he said.

Ronaldo's transfer has been the subject of intense debate in the Italian media, with some suggesting Milan were making a mistake by signing a player who was well past his best.

But former Milan great Roberto Donadoni, now Italy coach, applauded the club's decision to sign the Brazilian.

''Milan are not taking a bet on Ronaldo,'' he told Italian satellite broadcaster Sky.

''He is still one of the best in the world from a technical point of view. If he isn't let down by his physical condition, he can do very well''.

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