Ronaldinho signed with PSG in secret

Ronaldinho secretly signed a five-year pre-contract with Paris Saint-Germain on December 22, 2000. This signing relied on the Pelé law allowing players at the end of their contract to leave without a transfer fee. The French club finally paid 4.8 million euros to Grêmio after FIFA arbitration, even though the player's value was estimated at 75 million euros.