Lawyers for Brazilian star Ronaldinho are weighing options for the former Barcelona star to be released from Paraguayan jail.
ESPN reports that Paraguayan prosecutors are preparing a plea bargain in the criminal case which began in March after Ronaldinho and his brother Robert were arrested for attempting to enter Paraguay with a false passport.
The pair was later released from a high-security jail in Asuncion in April after paying bail of $800,000 each and placed under house arrest in a luxury hotel where they remain.
Ronaldinho had claimed that the passports were a gift from a Brazilian businessman, Wilmondes Sousa Liria, who was also jailed.
Reports indicate Ronaldinho could be offered a plea bargain while the case continues to be delayed due to coronavirus restrictions after the public prosecutor's office failed to advance any connection to money laundering or organised crime.
A plea bargain could include entering a guilty plea for the falsified passports, paying another fine or reporting monthly to the judge in the case.