Roberto Carlos- "I almost joined Chelsea"

The iconic left-back had already met with Roman Abramovich and Peter Kenyon and was all set to move to Stamford Bridge on a free transfer

Brazil legend Roberto Carlos has revealed that he was "very close" to joining Chelsea in 2007, only for the transfer to collapse at the last minute.

The former defender was a free agent at the time, having parted company with Real Madrid after 11 trophy-laden years at Santiago Bernabeu.

"I had two proposals, Fenerbahce and Chelsea," Carlos said after the Challenge Heineken Legends. "Chelsea didn't work out so I signed for Fenerbahce.