Liverpool owners FSG remain determined to buy into Brazilian football.

FSG considered Cruzeiro before Ronaldo Nazario bought them earlier this year.

UOL Esporte reports as FSG's entry into Brazilian football is something embryonic, which is under study, there' still no more substantial negotiations underway with any local team.

What is known so far is that the group does not intend to buy a club in Brazil just to mine players in the local scene and profit from their sale to Europe (perhaps to Liverpool itself).

The North American fund, if it really makes its visit to the 'country of football', would like to assemble a team to fight for the most important titles and also earn money from awards and merchandising. Therefore, the preference is to buy a club that is already in Serie A and is minimally well structured.

Fortaleza and Athletico Paranaense have been mentioned as potential targets.