Two-time FIFA world player of the year Ronaldinho planning return to football, says agent

Rio de Janeiro: Two-time FIFA world player of the year Ronaldinho is reportedly aiming to return to football with a South American club.

According to his brother and agent Roberto Assis, the 2002 World Cup winner`s preference was to join a club that has qualified for the Copa Libertadores, the continent`s top club competition, reports Xinhua news agency.

Among the teams linked to the 36-year-old Barcelona legend are Brazil`s Chapecoense and Coritiba as well as Uruguayan outfit Nacional.

"Our aim is for him to play in 2017. That`s the idea after a year of rest in which we had the chance to travel the world and get to know countries that we`d never been to before," Assis told Uruguayan newspaper El Pais.

When asked about a possible move to Nacional, Assis replied: "I have spoken with intermediaries but there is no further news.

"The plan for 2017 it to play again and see how things pan out. We are thinking about a club that is in the Copa Libertadores," he added.

Ronaldinho has been without a team since leaving Brazil`s Fluminense in September.

In the past year he has made one-off friendly appearances in Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, the US and China, as well as participating in a futsal tournament in India.