Police in Barcelona have charged a man with trying to defraud Milan striker Ronaldinho of €800,000, according to Sport.es.

A hacker, known as Ewerton CR, allegedly gained access to an email account belonging to Ronaldinho's mother Miguelina De Assis.

There he obtained bank details belonging to the player and tried to transfer the sum into a bank account belonging to an accomplice.

It was Ronaldinho's sister who raised the alarm and blocked the transaction from happening. The man's trial is expected to start in Barcelona next week.