Deco holds talks with Fluminense
INDAIATUBA, Brazil (Reuters) - Chelsea's Portugal international midfielder Deco has held talks with Fluminense over a return to his native Brazil next season.
"There's a strong possibility (of a move to Fluminense) but at the moment I can't confirm anything because I have a contract with Chelsea," Deco, who obtained Portuguese citizenship in 2002, told a news conference on Tuesday.
"I'm only going to decide after the World Cup," Deco, keen to return after leaving Brazil for Europe 13 years ago, said in Indaiatuba, where he grew up in the interior of Sao Paulo state, on the second anniversary of his Deco20 Institute for children.
The 32-year-old Deco, who will join up with the Portugal squad on Wednesday for their World Cup preparations, said he would choose the best club project available.
"I'm not coming (to Brazil) to end my career. I'm coming to play. I believe I have a few more good years to play at a high level," he said.
Deco, who has a year left on his contract with Chelsea, won the European Champions League with Porto in 2004 and Barcelona in 2006.
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