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Legendary Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos could have tried his luck in England, but his deal with the "Blues" collapsed at the last minute. As the Brazilian told the portal "Goal," in 2007, after becoming a free agent, he was inches away from signing a contract with London's "Chelsea." "I had two offers - Istanbul's 'Fenerbahçe' and 'Chelsea.' I couldn't agree with the English, so I went to Turkey. But the agreement was very close - everything was agreed upon and all that was left was for me to sign the contract. In Paris, I met with Roman Abramovich and Peter Kenyon, but something went wrong at the end of the deal, as often happens in football. I am one hundred percent sure that I would have done well in the Premier League, those championships suited my characteristics," said R. Carlos.
