Napoli were thought to be close to signing the Brazilian, who has also been linked with a number of Serie A clubs, but it now appears that Brendan Rodgers has registered an interest in the player.
A distinguished domestic career saw him keeping goal for a number of Serie A bigwigs, including Atalanta, Ambrosiana, Bologna (where he won two scudetti) and Genoa, ending at Juventus for the 1941-42 season.
Along with some of his team-mates, the defender has been accused of agreeing to fix a number of games in Serie B, the second division of the Italian league, while with Albino Leffe between 2007 and 2009.
After a number of impressive performances in Serie A this year, the forward is targeting the next tournament.
Here she is hosting the Univision series "Fuera de Serie" in the mid-90s.
A number of provincial sides are excelling in Serie B this season, with first-placed Carpi playing to average crowds of less than 2,800 people at the tiny Stadio Sandro Cabassi.
His impressive displays during the season included 2.3 key passes per game, the same number as Andrea Pirlo, the two-time reigning Serie A Footballer of the Year, and 2.6 successful dribbles per game, more than Cristiano Ronaldo, the reigning Ballon d'Or winner.
The numbers he put up in Cuba's Serie Nacional are staggering.
At Cagliari, I took the team from Serie C to Serie B and then Serie A. The same in Naples.
So too are a number involving the teams who are set to be promoted this summer from Serie B, as well as more from the lower divisions.
Mourinho acknowledged the tactical nature of Serie A yesterday, pointing out that he had used a number of formations where he had been able to stick with his favoured 4 3 3 every week at previous clubs.
