AS says Ronie has told close friends that he intends to see out the remaining two years of his present deal and will refuse offers from Chelsea and AC Milan to stay at the Nou Camp - no matter how much pressure is put on him by Barca management.
After his six minute-long training session on Monday, Ronie arrived at the Masia base yesterday determined to prove his fitness for tonight's Copa del Rey semi against Valencia.
The Brazilian spent an hour on the training pitch working with fitness coach Juanjo Brau and afterwards told local radio: "With or without injury, I want to play against Valencia. It is a very important game for the club."