Roy Hodgson, manger of the Liverpool team, insists there is no truth in the rumors of Ronaldinho moving to Anfield.

Hodgson denied speculation linking both Ronaldinho and Ajax captain Luis Suarez, and although he admitted he was a long-term admirer of Aston Villa winger Ashley Young, he insisted there had been no communication between the clubs. “Ronaldinho and Suarez are players who we have never even thought about but I would think there is not a manager in the Premier League who has not given Ashley Young a thought at some stage or another,” said Hodgson.

“But giving a player a thought, and thinking, ‘This is a good player’, and signing him are two vastly different things. I could give you quite a long list of players in the Premier League who I admire and think are very good, but there is no truth in the rumor.