"Yesterday there was a conference call with Barcelona, but there are some numbers that don't add up," Galliani told Sky Italia television.

"We absolutely want to enter the Champions League, but let us not forget that Ronaldinho joined Barcelona when they were playing the UEFA Cup.

"It can happen to all the great European clubs to miss out on qualification one season. Of course I hope it won't happen to Milan, but it would not be a tsunami."

On Rino Gattuso's future, he added: "Absolutely not, he will not leave."