The one-time wonderkid recalls playing with his idols in Italy, smashing players in training and a brief loan move to Chelsea
When you left Internacional at 17, why did you pick Milan over other top clubs?
I was doing very well at Internacional. To be honest, I was quite happy there, but I simply couldn’t reject an offer from a club like Milan. It was basically the best team in the world at the time, with Ronaldo – my idol – plus Kaka, Paolo Maldini, Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf, Serginho, Emerson, Dida… I could go on! I received enquiries from Ajax, PSV, Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid, but I said yes to Milan