Chelsea knew that, in order to break into the Champions League at the turn of the Millennium, players with serious quality and pedigree were needed. Under the management of Claudio Ranieri, the club turned to Brazil legend Cafu, though getting him out of Roma proved a tough task.
In his early 30s at the time, Cafu had just finished 2000/01 having won Serie A with Roma. At the end of the season, his fourth in Italy, he had an important decision to make: stay at Roma or accept an offer from Chelsea.
