Overview
- ESPN Brazil reports he has finalized details to purchase Sporting Clube de São João de Ver with backing from Brazilian investors.
- The 42-year-old is considering registering as a player on a six-month contract starting in January before shifting fully into ownership.
- He has not played since January 2023, when Pumas terminated his contract following his arrest in Barcelona.
- He was jailed from January 2023 until March 2024 and later had his conviction overturned for insufficient evidence by a Spanish appellate court earlier in 2025.
- Since his release, he has worked in football as an agent and believes roughly 30 days of training would restore his match fitness for the Portuguese third-tier side.