Joan Gaspart and his feat like "waiter" to be able to fichar to Ronaldo

"It was the most complex, since I had to disguise me of waiter to go in in his room in Miami. It was with the Brazilian selection and that was a bunker", went the curious anecdote of the ex president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Gaspart, to attain tie up and do with the services of the Brazilian forward Ronaldo Nazario, the one who for this moment was of the young players more requested by the big clubs of Europe.

In an interview conceded to OneFootball, explained that it resorted to this extreme measure to do sign to the player in front of the vicinity of the date tope to do it. Of the contrary, Ronaldo had not been able to arrive to the Barça for the season 1996-97, course that in definite was the only that saw him dressed of Barcelona, since for the following left to the Inter of Milan.

"Believe me that dress me of waiter to go to fichar to a player is not very normal. You are in Miami. You agree with the manager of Ronaldo, know that Ronaldo agrees in signing. You know that there is a date tope, that, if no signatures, the player will not come. It arrives the moment that have to go you to Miami and when you arrive say you that to Ronaldo can not it neither see, because the Brazilian selection has these norms and therefore is impossible", related on the tightened moment that lived.

"You begin to think that something there is, converse with the trainer of the Brazilian selection and says you that I do not go to be able to see to Ronaldo on no account, that forget me and that give me back to Barcelona. I said, 'I do not go me'. I think and I think in how I can arrive to Ronaldo, the one who agreed in coming to Barcelona", added Gaspar, the one who detailed that it held a tray, a Coca Tail and began his travesía to the room of the crack Brazilian.

It attained to evade the security

"The bodyguard leaves you happen because it sees that it is a camero, that wants to go in to give a Coca Tail to a player that has asked it. I was to the room, explained it to him (to Ronaldo) and signed the agreement (...) The next day I presented it in front of the press, obviously with the logical discontent of the delegate of the Brazilian selection", said.