Braida has confirmed Ronaldinho's move to the Serie C club carries an unusual extra dimension, with the Brazilian set to take a stake in the club's shareholding alongside becoming a registered player.
"Ronaldinho is a timeless champion. He will be registered with Ravenna, and for a club like ours this is an extraordinary coup," Braida told ANSA, reacting to the news that dominated Friday evening in Italian football.
Ronaldinho's official presentation is scheduled for 23 June in Miami, but Braida confirmed the 1980-born Brazilian's involvement with the club will extend well beyond the playing side, with the World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or recipient becoming a shareholder as part of the arrangement.
Braida left open the possibility that Ronaldinho, 46, could actually feature for the club.
"In the coming days there will be a presentation event for this huge figure. Will he play? We'll see, but it's not out of the question," Braida said. "As I keep saying, a champion, and he's a phenomenon, he has no age."
The shareholding arrangement marks an unusual structure even by the standards of a transfer market that has already produced one of its more remarkable stories in Ronaldinho's decision to return to football 11 years after retiring. For Ravenna, securing both the playing registration and a financial stake from one of the sport's most recognisable names represents a level of attention the Serie C club could scarcely have imagined before this week.
Braida himself brings considerable pedigree to the deal, having previously served as a senior sporting executive at both AC Milan and Barcelona during his career, giving him direct insight into exactly the calibre of player Ravenna have managed to attract. His enthusiasm for the move reflects the scale of the coup for a club operating several divisions below the level at which Ronaldinho spent the majority of his playing career.
Whether the Brazilian actually appears on the pitch for Ravenna remains genuinely uncertain, but the structure of the deal, with Ronaldinho holding a stake in the club itself, suggests his involvement is intended to be considerably more than symbolic.