The club season is over, but not for everyone. 32 teams will soon take part in the club world championships played in the new format. One of them wanted to contract Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, she met with a refusal.
They wanted Neymar and Ronaldo. Immediate response
“Talking to the Brazilian podcast 'Setor Sul', the president of Fluminense Mario Bittencourt surprised the fans, admitting that he tried to sign a contract with Cristiano Ronaldo just to play in the club world championships, which will take place between June 14 and 13” – writes the Catalan daily Dziennik “Mundo Deportivo”
Bittencourt admitted that he called Jorge Mendes, who looked after Cristiano Ronaldo as an agent. He asked him if there was a chance for the Portuguese to play at the Fluminense World Championships. However, he met with a firm refusal. “I was told: the player is not interested in playing in a Brazilian club,” we read.
The president tried to use playful arguments that Fluminense is the colors of the Portuguese flag and it would certainly be a dream of dreams for club fans. However, this did not work. The situation was similar in the case of Neymar, who was also submitted.
The former Barcelona striker, however, wants to return to full form after serious health problems, which have become his participation in recent months. As we read in “Mundo Deportivo” Neymar – like Ronaldo – rejected the offer, although he admitted that participation in the tournament would be his “dream”.
Fluminense is one of the four Brazilian clubs – next to Palmeiras, Flamengo and Botafogo, which will take part in the first edition of the tournament about KM. In group F he will play with Borussia Dortmund, Ulyssan and Mamelodi Sundowns.