Returns home: Ronaldo announced that he bought Cruzeiro from Brazil

Ronaldo Nazário announced that he bought Cruzeiro, the team where he made his professional debut. The ‘Phenomenon’ confirmed the news with the president of the Brazilian club, Sergio Santos Rodrigues. The agreement between both parties was held this Saturday in Sao Paulo and was broadcast on Instagram.

The former player declared that his main objective is to return to the ‘Black Beast’, which is currently in Serie B, to the First Division of Brazil and also, to put him in the top elite of South American football. “Too happy to have completed this operation. To say that I have a lot to give back to Cruzeiro and take it where it deserves, “he said.

In the same way, he asked the fans to continue supporting the team. “We have a lot of work ahead of us. I ask the fans to reconnect with the club, to go to the stadium, because we are going to need a lot of strength and unity “added.

Cruzeiro announced that more details about the operation will be known during this Saturday. This is the second club that Ronaldo owns since, as is known, he is also the majority shareholder of Valladolid in the Second Division of Spain.

Ronaldo and his time as a player at Cruzeiro

The ‘Phenomenon’ played for Cruzeiro between the second half of 1993 until mid-1994. The ex-footballer played 58 games and scored 56 goals. In that way, he became a team legend.

Later, Ronaldo emigrated to PSV Eindovhen from the Netherlands and came to wear the shirts of Barcelona, ​​Inter, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Cortinhians. In addition, he was champion with the ‘Canarinha’ in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.