Brazilian Legend Roberto Carlos (PHOTO: MIRROR)Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos has revealed he sensationally almost joined Premier League side Aston Villa. Legendary left-back Carlos nearly joined up with Brian Little in 1995 as he searched for his first European club. The then 22-year-old free-kick master instead decided to move to Italian giants Inter Milan before becoming a hero at Real Madrid, Fenerbahce, Corinthians, Russians Anzhi and Delhi Dynamos. “I actually came close to joining Aston Villa early in my career," Carlos, who never played in England, told the Sun . They decided to splash £2.5m on Gareth Southgate instead to fill their defensive hole.

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2017 09:00 UTC