Roberto Carlos sign for Corinthians

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Roberto Carlos agrees to sign for Corinthians
By Soccernet staff

December 2, 2009
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Roberto Carlos will be reunited with former Real Madrid and Brazil team-mate Ronaldo at Corinthians.


The former Brazil left-back has confirmed that he has agreed a two-year deal with the club and will officially sign on December 20, where he will link up with striker Ronaldo, as the team attempt to win the Libertadores Cup, the South American version of the Champions League, for the first time in their 100-year history.

Carlos, who won 124 Brazilian caps, joined Fenerbahce in the summer of 2007 from Real Madrid, but will return to his home country to join the Sao Paolo team after the Turkish league finishes for its winter break.

"I'm anxious to get to Corinthians, put their shirt on, feel the support of the fans and make history alongside Ronaldo," Carlos told Radio Record. "Corinthians are a club who are investing, they want to be Libertadores champions next year, they're a club building confidence to become champions.

"I'm proud to be able to play in the same team as [Ronaldo] again."

Although Carlos has announced the move, Corinthians are yet to officially confirm the transfer, but club president Andres Sanchez is confident the fans will see the Brazilian greats reunited.

"Roberto Carlos is very close, he is yet to sign a contract but he gave his word and that is enough," he said. "First he must return from Turkey and we hope to put a shirt on him between Christmas and the New Year. At the latest he will be here in early January."