Büyümek eski kesintisiz: Fenerbahçe and Roberto Carlos, sittin’ in a tree

By: Isaiah | June 6th, 2007

Roberto Carlos has signed a deal with Turkish club Fenerbahçe that will take effect after the end of the current season.* Soccernet’s report on the matter didn’t mention anything about the length of the contract, but it shouldn’t be assumed it’s longer than a year simply because of the player’s age. The reason this is news for a Barcelona blogger isn’t because Roberto Carlos is so great or terrible that his absence or continued presence would have a massive effect on the Madrid defense or the 2007-08 title chase, but because it is suggestive of what could be coming over the course of this off-season in the capital. If Gabriel Heinze replaces his South American counterpart, all the better for Barcelona as Heinze freaking sucks. I mean that, too. I really think he’s positionally-challenged. Perhaps he’s decent enough on the ball, but even there he’s just that: decent. Roberto Carlos remains, even in his “old age,” capable of outplaying Heinze. Still, the man with the ketchup company name is rumored to be on his way to the Bernabeu. Good. Also, since the Roberto Carlos move is on a free, Real Madrid doesn’t benefit financially from it and as they’re no Chelsea, they’ll end up spending tons of money this summer to either attempt a defense of their title or push towards finally ending their barren streak.

*For all of you who don’t have friends kind enough to translate things into Turkish for you, the title of this post apparently means something close to “Let’s grow old together.”

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Nolan

So what do you think of Yaya Toure? He is the latest player we are linked with and is really exited by our interest. I think he would be great to have, he has the ability to be the next Viera, he could give us the strength our midfield needs without taking away from out attack, the ideal replacement for Van Bommel. He's not a pure DM and so we still might need a couple more defencive players but when we afford to the idea of playing him, Iniesta, and Deco/Xavi together just makes my mouth water.