A Brazilian fourth division club Have put their views on one of the biggest football players of all time. In spite of the long odds, the club’s president is determined to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Brazil 2026 and believed that the move could unite a passionate football society. The 40-year-old Portuguese superstar is still a productive goal scorer on Al-Nassrand while his contract is approaching its exit, his future seems more in line with an extension in Saudi pro league. But this ambitious Brazilian club is determined to make its case.
The club in question is Portuguese sports associationGenerally known as Portuguesea team competing in Paulista A1 DivisionA state league in Sao Paulo. The club has historically represented Brasils Portuguese societyand its president, Alex BourgeoisIs anxious to revive that connection by trying to sign Portugal’s largest football icon.
Spoken to CNNBourgeois shared his vision: “Reinforcement and rescue of the pride of the Portuguese community here in Brazil, yes, that was exactly [the attempt to sign Nani]. We are behind and we will try in 2026, for Paulistao 2026, to get a large Portuguese. “
Portuguesa has previously tried to attract stars that Nani and Radamel FalcaoBut now they have their eyes on The five times the ballon d’or the winner. Bourgeois acknowledges that signing Ronaldo is a monumental challenge but remains hopeful about at least holding discussions.
“He is the greatest Portuguese of all time, he is the greatest personality in the world today“ He continued. “It would be good, but I can imagine how many people offer nothing related to Portugal to Cristiano Ronaldo, right? But it is obvious that he is a great Portuguese, and obviously at some point, We must try to talk. “
Build a bridge between Portugal and Brazil
In addition to the football acting play, bourgeois A deeper cultural connection Between Brazil and Portugal. He sees Portuguesa as the perfect club to act as this bridge and hopes it could speed up that goal.
“What we need, which is part of our strategic plan, is to create a bridge between Brazil and Portugal through Portuguesa, for Portuguesa to be this channel,” Bourgeois explained. “We are already making some progress in this direction. We believe this will get many people from this society with 25 million closer to us. “
Brazil has long had strong ties to Portugal, and Bourgeois hopes that football, along with aspects such as Portuguese wine, food, religion and tourismcan be embraced further through this connection.
What does Ronaldo’s future keep?
Despite Portuguesa’s ambitions, the probability of Ronaldo will move to Brazil narrow. The Al-Nass forward Is during the last year of its contract and will soon be able to negotiate advance agreements with other clubs. However, reports indicate that he is about to sign an extension with the Riyadh-based outfit, keep him in the Middle East ..
