16 July,2013 01:54 PM IST | | ANI
Sources told the Sun that the former World Cup and Real Madrid star is hoping to buy the huge Playboy franchise in Brazil and is close to making a bid.
It is believed that the 36-year-old striker-turned-businessman is seeing the popular men's magazine as a lucrative business opportunity.
The star, whose retired from football in 2011, earns around 10million pounds a year from sponsors including Nike, Fiat and Duracell while his marketing company 9INE is set to make 15million pounds in 2014.u00a0