Ronaldo - O Fenomeno

Siena early in the week made another attempt to let Ronaldo know that they want him at the club. The club has been suffering from the amount of goals scored and is hoping that Ronaldo’s scoring ability can get them higher on the league ladder.

However, Ronaldo is thankful that he club has made an offer but does not want to commit to anything until he is 100% ready to play.

“I have heard about their interest and I sincerely thank them,” Ronaldo told the Gazzetta dello Sport, “but I do not feel like making any promises to any club right now.”

“I will do it as soon as I am back to 100 per cent and it is very difficult for me to set a precise date at the moment. I will be in Marrakesh on November 17 to take part in a charity friendly against Zinedine Zidane’s friends and only then will I be able to better understand how good my athletic condition is.”

Ronaldo has made clear once again that he would like to play for Flamengo in January providing he is fit and well.

“It is my dream to play for Flamengo in front of a packed Maracanã. They are in pole position right now,” says Ronaldo.

“It will depend a lot on how I’ll be feeling in January. I don’t want to go to Flamengo just because it is my dream or as a favour. It has to be on merit.

“Also, it seems that the Maracanã will be closed in the next year because of the 2014 World Cup project. And with all respect to the others stadiums, I want to play at Maracanã”

“It’s not a decision that can be made right now in any case. I want to wait until January to see if I’ll be in condition to get back to action again.”

Although it is public knowledge that Ronaldo will either hang up his golden boots or join Flamengo.  Siena’s Stronati has made another attempt to lure Ronaldo to Italy.

“Someone told me he’s thinking of hanging up his boots but I’d like to offer him a last chance.” stated Stronati.

“I’ve spoken with his agent and I proposed a contract for a sum of €100,000 for each goal.”

“His goals could bring salvation to Siena. My side they play in a good way, Giampaolo is a great coach but we don’t score a lot.”

Ronaldo has yet to lift up the Champions League trophy and most people said that who would be back in Europe just for that. However, that is no longer the case as Ronaldo has expressed his desire with the team that has nurtured him back to full fitness.

Ronaldo told the Bem Amigos Show: “If everything is okay, I want to stay [at Flamengo].

“I’ve been in Europe for 16 years. Flamengo are my favourite, but I don’t want to play there as a favour. I want to deserve to play there.”

However, Ronnie hinted that he may be ready to quit the game unless he can reach a decent level of fitness; he continued:”I could hang up the boots. If I think I am not fine, I will retire. It’s useless if you are physically fit but you are not fast. I already lost some weight but I must lose more.”

Although he has given up on Europe he has not given up on playing for Brazil in 2012.

“I am a wounded soldier who is recovering, but not dead. The national team is part of my life. I have big history with it, with a number of titles and defeats. I am making a big sacrifice and I do dream of the national team,” added Ronaldo.

If Ronaldo retires he will become one of best strikers to have played the game. His scoring tally in the first ten years of his career was nearly a goal per game.