Portuguesa, a Paulista A1 club, wants big European names. They tried to sign Radamel Falcao and Nani. They now target the Portuguese icon.
“Reinforcement and rescue the pride of the Portuguese community here in Brazil, yes, that was exactly it (the attempt to sign Nani),” stated. “We are behind and we will try for 2026, for the 2026 Paulistão, to bring in a great Portuguese.”
The best Portuguese of all time and the world’s finest personality, he added. It would be nice, but how many people don’t offer Cristiano Ronaldo anything Portuguese? He’s a wonderful Portuguese, so we’ll have to chat.”
Bourgeois also discussed strengthening Brazil-Portugal ties through football.
The 40-year-old attacker is in his final months with Al-Nassr. He can negotiate pre-contracts with other clubs. Ronaldo may prolong his stay in Saudi Arabia, rumors say. He might become the world’s highest-paid footballer with a new Al-Nassr contract worth €183 million.
Ronaldo was excluded from Al-Nassr’s AFC Champions League trip to Esteghlal. On March 7, Al-Nassr will play Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League.