Usain Bolt offered burgers and beer to join Portuguese football club

Portuguese club Beira-Mar have offered to pay Usain Bolt in burgers and beer to pursue a new career as a footballer, but injury looks to have halted a “dream” move.

Bolt tweeted – and then deleted – on Thursday a message saying the hamstring tear that ended his IAAF World Championships will require three months’ rehabilitation, although Beira-Mar had earlier invited the Jamaican to join the Aveiro club on their Facebook page.

“Usain Bolt, come and fulfil your dream,” they wrote. “Come and play football for Beira-Mar!”

As well as the aforementioned treats, the post proposes that Bolt would be paid in local delicacies, including Bifanas and Ovos Moles, along with a selfie stick, while he would enjoy playing in front of “the best fans in the world”.

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Unfortunately, as tempting as that offer may be, Bolt’s hamstring injury looks to have denied him his long-awaited break into professional football.