Jesse Lingard has been told to drag out negotiations with Remo to encourage other Brazilian clubs to make an offer for him.
The 33-year-old has been warned that there are easier ways to make money than signing for the little-known South American team, which would be the ninth of his professional career.
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The former England international has been a free agent since his contract with South Korean club FC Seoul was terminated in December.
The Pitch Prospect previously revealed that Lingard was likely to join another foreign club after failing to return to West Ham.
The Hammers were among the Premier League clubs who turned down the chance to re-sign Lingard in the final days of the transfer window.
The 32-times star has been linked with a reunion with Raheem Sterling under ex-Manchester United star Robin van Persie at Feyenoord.
However, Lingard has now started talks with Remo, who is winless in the first three games of the new Brazilian top-flight season.
Leo Azul only ended his 31-year absence from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A last year, also playing in the third division.
Lingard “in conversation” with Remo
South American football expert Tim Vickery told The Pitch Prospect’s Hawksbee & Groves: “He’s in talks with a club called Remo, which means a lot of the big Brazilian clubs were founded as rowing clubs.”
“Anyway, it’s a bit left field.
“Remo is located at the very top of northern Brazil, Belem, which is actually the Portuguese translation of Bethlehem.
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“There was once a Brazilian player who wanted to play there and he said: ‘It’s a great honor for me to play in the exact place where I played.’ [Jesus] Christ was born.’
“And it had to be explained that that really wasn’t the case. But I still wonder what’s going on here, because Remo is newly promoted and everyone expects them to get relegated straight away.”
“Three rounds into the Brazilian championship they have two draws and one defeat. It’s a hard job for you to get there, Jesse Lingard.”
“If you want to get there, it’s hard work. Firstly, because you’ll be fighting against relegation all year long.”
“Secondly, because you look at the map. The heartland of Brazilian football is in the southeast: Rio, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte.”
“Where they are in Remo, almost every away game is like a four-hour plane ride. Brazil is huge.”
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“So there are easier ways to make money than signing with Remo,” Vickery continued.
“What I’m wondering is putting on my Dick Dastardly and his giggling dog hat, because what I would do in these circumstances would be to drag out the negotiations a little bit and see if anyone else comes through.”
“Maybe there will be more Brazilian clubs… That’s what I would do in his situation.”