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Ricardo Carvalho to join Real Madrid

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Ricardo Carvalho to join Real Madrid
 
The transfer market continues to throw speculations and rumours along with new deals in the European football. The latest in the list is the deal between Real Madrid and Chelsea regarding the Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho. There had long been speculation that Carvalho would make the move to Madrid but nothing had been finalized till yesterday. Now Real Madrid is set to complete the transfer as terms have been agreed by Chelsea. It is believed that a sum of 6.7 million pounds have been agreed between the 2 clubs. Carvalho was long expected to reunite with his former manager Jose Mourinho. When Jose Mourinho left Chelsea and joined Inter Milan it was expected that he would lure in some of his favourite players from Chelsea. Nothing such happened then, but now as soon as he arrived at Real Madrid there were rumours of Mourinho planning to bring Frank Lampard, John Terry and Carvalho to Madrid. Well he has got one of them for now at least.
Chelsea in a statement has confirmed that Real Madrid and Chelsea have agreed the terms of the deal, and the transfer will go ahead.
This would be the 3rd time Carvalho will play under Mourinho; he also played with him at Porto in Portugal and Chelsea in England. He was signed by Mourinho at Chelsea from Porto in 2004 for 19.8 million pounds. He spent 6 seasons at Chelsea and won 2 league titles under Jose and one under Carlo Ancelotti.
The statement by Chelsea added that the transfer, although confirmed, will still rest on the medical test of the central defender at Madrid. It said that Carvalho has been an excellent servant of the club for the past 6 years, and given the club his all in his time. Chelsea fans and the board thank Ricky for his services and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
Three Premier League titles was not all the silverware he won at Stamford Bridge; Carvalho also won 3 FA cups while at Chelsea, plus 2 League cup titles and one community shield.
The Portuguese centre back is the 5th buy for Mourinho, before him Jose signed Angel di Maria from Argentina, the Spanish duo of Sergio Canales and Pedro Leon and not to forget the world cup star from Germany, Sami Khedira.
Real Madrid also issued a statement on their website. The statement said that the club is pleased to announce that they have attained the services of one of the best central defenders in European football. It went on to say that he is a defender who is excellent at getting into right positions and also has the ability to help the team on counter moves upfront. The statement added that Ricky is also an asset in set pieces and will be extremely beneficial to the club. He has been signed at the age of 32 and he has already won 19 different titles in his career.
While talking to a Spanish newspaper Carvalho said that he will love to join Real Madrid, he added that it will be a dream move for him. Ricky went on to say that he will love to reunite with Jose Mourinho and also become part of a club that has such rich history and tradition.
He said that he has played under Mourinho several times and he knows that he is the best man for the job, and he being in charge of Real Madrid is a dream combination.

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