The Portuguese international team-mates enjoy a banter-filled relationship even when at their respective clubs
Jose Fonte says he writes daily to international team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo asking him to come to Lille - and the defender said he gets the same dismissive feedback with each attempt.
Ronaldo laughs off the ambitious attempt every time, says Fonte, shutting down the requests to leave Juventus.
Fonte has not given up however, and jokingly said he would love to see his friend beat Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title. Messi joined Lille's rival this week from Barcelona.