As Sporting CP chief Hugo Viana encourages Cristiano Ronaldo to make his own choice over a potential summer switch, the position taken by the forward's mother has come into focus.
Ronaldo has long been linked with a return to Lisbon, where he began his professional career as a teenager. Indeed, the player's mother Dolores Aveiro vowed to speak to her son over a potential move in 2021, before a second spell with Manchester United became an option.
Sporting have reportedly made initial contact over the 37-year-old, who finished last season top of the scoring charts at Old Trafford. And, after some early positive noises, it is hard not to recall what Ronaldo's mother said in 2021.
