"I will name two transfers. One of them is Andriy Shevchenko, who I like the most, and the other is Van Basten. Marco was a true revelation.
As for Shevchenko, by then he was already not an unknown player, he had proven himself very well at Kyiv\'s Dynamo, but we could not be mistaken at this historic moment because there was a great responsibility on the center forward.
I went to scout Shevchenko several times, and believe me, he did some impressive things. Then Galliani went to watch him (Adriano Galliani, former vice-president of Milan, — ed.), but Sheva did not play in that match... Fortunately, Adriano trusted me then.
And I told Andriy at that time: "Join Milan, and you will win the Ballon d\'Or". And indeed, that\'s how it happened in the end..." — Braida's words are cited by acmilan.com.pl.
Translation and stylistic adaptation — Dynamo.kiev.ua, with mandatory hyperlink!
Ariedo Braida
