The brilliant career of the Brazilian icon at Real Madrid came to an end after 527 appearances and thirteen trophies; however, at 34, many other people still believe they have something to offer.
And it turns out that Jose Mourinho, then his first step at Stamford Bridge, was one of them.
The Portuguese already had Ashley Cole, who had possibly succeeded Carlos as the left-back of the world, at his disposal, but may have simply moved to Wayne Bridge’s assistant.
Carlos himself, now 47, has discovered how close he is to joining the Blues.
He told Goal: “I had two proposals, Fenerbahce and Chelsea. Chelsea didn’t paint, so I signed for Fenerbahce. “
“But with Chelsea he was given close. It was literally fine and I just had to go through and point out the contract.
“It was just a week before I signed for fenerbahce and I in Paris to meet Roman Abramovich and Peter Kenyon.
I’m 100 percent sure I would have done well in the Premier League and that would have matched my characteristics.
“Unfortunately, in recent moments, nothing painted just before the end, which happens in football. There was a challenge with the lawyer.
“Everything agrees, however, and I’m a hundred percent sure I would have done well in the Premier League and that it would have adapted to my characteristics. “
In this case, Mourinho fired less than 3 months later, while Carlos spent two years in Istanbul before returning to Brazil with Corinthians.
Although he might have been in the twilight of his career when he approached through Les Bleus, it turns out they were not the first English team to look to bring him to those shores.
He continued: “I still played in Brazil with Palmeiras when Aston Villa picked me up in 1995, but they couldn’t do the trick, then I went to Inter. “
Carlos, Selecao’s left-back in his last World Cup triumph in 2002, believes that one of his compatriots is now the gentle and brilliant of all left-back contenders.
He said: “I feel like an example after what I’ve achieved, just like what Marcelo does now at Real Madrid.
“People will be Marcellus as he edited me. “
© News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Headquarters: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. “The Sun”, “Sun”, “Sun Online” are registered trademarks or industrial names of News Group Newspapers Limited. This service is provided under the popular terms and situations of News Group Newspapers ‘Limited, in accordance with our privacy and cookie policy. For information about a hardware replica license, our distribution site. Check out our online press kit. For any additional requests, please contact us. To view all the contents of The Sun, use the site map. Sun’s online page is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organization (IPSO)
Our hounds aspire to precision, but we make mistakes. To learn more about our claims policy and register a claim, click this link: thesun. co. uk/editorial-complaints/