Non-league Basingstoke Town have made an audacious bid to sign Brazil's World Cup winner Ronaldinho.
The Conference South side say they are in contact with Ronaldinho's brother and agent, Roberto De Assis.
The 34-year-old former Barcelona and AC Milan forward is a free agent after leaving Atletico Mineiro in Brazil.
"We've put an offer to his brother, who is his agent, and look forward hearing back from him,"
"We took a look at the transfer list to see which players were available," added Hood.
"We were shocked to see that Ronaldinho was a free agent and thought what better way for him to get back into football than to play for Basingstoke Town.
"We are third in the table and it would be great for not only Basingstoke but non-league football."