Veteran Pepe, aged 41, will leave Porto and could once again partner with Cristiano Ronaldo for clubs, as happened at Real Madrid
At 41 years old, Pepe will leave the Harbor and, even at an advanced age, his story as a football player is not over yet. The ex-Real Madrid will not have his contract renewed with the Portuguese club, but he can once again form a partnership with a compatriot who shared the field with the merengue shirt and in the national team, as the Al-Nassrin Cristiano Ronaldo, has already made a proposal for the defender. The information is from the newspaper ‘A Bola’.
The Portuguese-born Brazilian is not part of Porto’s plans, which did not have such a good season and will go through a squad renewal process. Thus, due to his advanced age, Pepe was left out of the plans for André Villas-Boasnewly elected president of the Dragão club.
In addition to Al-Nassr’s proposal, which was reported by the Portuguese press, it was also informed about the interest of other clubs in the Middle East, such as Qatar, as well as possible destinations in Turkey and Brazil. The defender made base in the Corinthians-ALbut moved very early to the Maritimefrom Portugal, and became a professional in Europe.
Source: sportbuzz
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