He told a press conference: "Christmas is only in December ... But if he came, you can't say no to a star like that. I don't know anything. I'm just answering the question. But, as I said, coaches always want the best. Ronaldo, even at his age, is still a goal-scoring machine. In a team that creates chance after chance, he would be good."
He then added Botafogo's American owner John Textor should be asked instead: "That question needs to be asked in another language, not in Portuguese...(laughs). Great players are always welcome, as long as they come to add to the squad, which I am very happy with at the moment."