The latest signals from the Etihad Stadium are that Pep Guardiola, who only has a contract with Manchester City until the summer, will sign for an extension and thus make a very good argument to Erling Braut Haaland to also stay longer with the Sky Blues.
But as we know, Brazil missed out on Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti as national team manager before he lost status in the Spanish capital, now Pep Guardiola, who must be the second best manager of all time, is the one they want.
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Ronaldo Nazário has started the long election campaign and is running for president of the Brazilian Football Federation! He wants to transform Brazilian football and dreams of Guardiola as national team manager.
L’Équipe writes that Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, also known as O Fenomeno or R9, is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest footballers of all time, wants Pep Guardiola as national team manager for Brazil
The striker represented clubs such as Barcelona, Inter and Real Madrid, as well as the Brazilian national team, where he won World Cup gold in 1994 and 2002.
Since 2018, Ronaldo has been the club owner when he bought the Spanish club Real Valladolid. In 2021, he also became the owner of Brazilian club Cruzerio.
Now L’Equipe states that Ronaldo could soon take on a new challenge. According to the French newspaper, citing Brazilian and Spanish sources, the former star striker is preparing a candidacy for the position of president of the Brazilian Football Federation.
The position of president of the CBF, which will be vacant in March 2026 when the term of current president Ednaldo Rodrigues expires. Ronaldo has a number of key actions in his project. Ronaldo wants to convince Pep Guardiola to take over as national team manager of the five-time world champions.
Brazil are not waiting for Ronaldo to try to persuade Pep Guardiola, but with a legend as president, it will be extremely difficult to say no thanks.
Earlier in November, The Athletic stated that the Brazilian Football Federation is currently making a “huge effort” to bring in Guardiola as its new national team manager.
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During his international career in Brazil, Ronaldo Nazário made 98 caps and scored 62 goals.
