Flamengo set for Ronaldo talks

Flamengo president Marcelo Braga will meet with Ronaldo's representative Fabiano Farah at a lunch meeting on Thursday.

Braga goes into the meeting with an open mind and ready to listen to what Farah will propose, but it is known that Flamengo is keen on Ronaldo playing for the club once he returns from injury, even if it is just a short spell to regain full fitness before going back to AC Milan.

"I will go to the lunch to hear what they have to say," Braga told Globo Esporte. "Perhaps they want Ronaldo to play for Flamengo. If that is the case then that would be excellent."

Ronaldo has been using Flamengo's medical facilities as the starts the rehabilitation process that will hopefully have him back to fitness at some point in early 2009, and has stated to the press that he would like to play for the club, although he conceded that the negotiations could be complicated.

O Fenômeno was present at the Maracanã to witness Flamengo's Taça Rio semifinal with Botafogo this past Sunday, and seeing the crowd reaction to his presence has made Braga even more determined to get him playing in the famous black and red at some point next year.