Manchester City executive chairman Garry Cook says the capture of Barcelona star Ronaldinho would be a great coup for the entire Premiership.

"Emotionally, we would all like to see Ronaldinho at this football club. So would the Premier League," Cook told the Sunday Times. "Economically, these things are very complex, but Mark [Hughes] and I have talked about it and Mark's a young manager who wants to challenge himself and have the best footballers in his team."