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Transfers - Kaka: The Saga in full

Eurosport - Wed, 01 Jul 06:46:00 2009

After Brazil star Kaka joined Real Madrid from Milan, we look at the full saga involving the playmaker.

FOOTBALL Milan's Kaka, set to move to Real Madrid according to press reports. Milan supremo Silvio Berlusconi said a decision will be made on Monday June 8 - 0

November 27, 2008 - Kaka: "I know it is the best league in the world, so one day, maybe. I don't know when - but it would be great to play in the Premier League. I have a lot of friends who are playing there so I have watched some games; I speak with Robinho sometimes about Manchester City."

January 13, 2009 - Manchester City table a bid in excess of 100 million euros for Kaka. Milan director Umberto Gandini: "The only thing I can say is that the offer is huge and the club is pondering it carefully,"

January 15, 2009 - Kaka: "My objective is to become, in the future, captain of this team (Milan)."

January 15, 2009 - Mark Hughes: "There's no time limit. February 2 is when the (transfer) window closes and negotiations are still taking place."

January 16, 2009 - Mark Hughes reveals where Kaka will fit into the Manchester City line up.

January 18, 2009 - Milan fans urge Kaka to stay after a 1-0 win over Fiorentina.

January 20, 2009 - Manchester City shelve Kaka bid. City executive chairman, Garry Cook: "He has turned down the money and he won't ask for an increase. He prefers to stay at Milan."

April 6, 2009 - Spanish newspaper Marca report that in-coming Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has agreed a deal with Milan for Kaka. The deal is said to be in the region of 60 million euros.

April 9, 2009 - Kaka: "I have not had contact with Real; no one has tried to contact me"

April 7, 2009 - Adriano Galliani - "Kaka is not for sale and Florentino will eventually realise this."

May 30, 2009 - Florentino Perez: "We will speak to Milan for Kaka, I have a great relationship with Adriano Galliani, and this will make it easier for Kaka to come to Madrid."

June 2, 2009 - Kaka: "I'll say it for the last time. The last time. I don't want to leave Milan. Leave me in peace, please."

June 3, 2009 - Chelsea are forced to deny reports that they have bid £73.5m for Kaka, with Milan insisting that if he is sold it will be to Madrid.

June 1-8, 2009 - Daily news reports in Spain continually insist that Kaka will sign for Madrid and that he will be presented on Monday June 8. Madrid technical director Zinedine Zidane goes as far as to say that the Brazilian has already signed. Milan, meanwhile, admit that they may sell him to help clear the club's debt but deny an agreement has been reached. Rumours imply that the sticking point is the size of his signing-on fee and demands of a 50 per cent image rights share.

June 8, 2009 - The Brazilian Football Confederation announce that Kaka has undergone a medical with Madrid doctors in Recife, Brazil where he is preparing for a national team game against Paraguay.

June 8, 2009 - Real complete the signing of Kaka for a reported 68 million euros.

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  1. for me kaka is a best player plus c.ronaldo but i­ assure madrid that barca will beat them and take the up­ coming league

    From gloryadusaforo, on Fri 17 Jul 1:31PM

  2. for me kaka is a best player plus c.ronaldo but i­ assure madrid that barca will beat them and take the up­ coming league

    From gloryadusaforo, on Fri 17 Jul 1:31PM

  3. haha funny benadi (post 3) Juventus cheatED, so­ that's the past not the present.... also juventus­ didn't cheat, Moggi was the cheat and he is­ officially out of the football world now.... Haha at­ least we hav loyal players that love the club and stay­ with us even when we relegate to Serie B... i dont see­ a lot of madrid players doing that if they would go to­ the Segunda División... only Raúl, Casillas, and Maybe­ Ramos wud stay.... Nice team there...
    Ooh and post 13,­ Juventus is more than just Del Piero, he's simply­ the heart of the team.... and i think ur grandma wudnt­ be the top scorer of the serie A with 22goals (last­ season) and this season scoring 13 goals.... And­ Cannavaro isnt exactly a deal i agree with, but not as­ if he'll play full matches anyway.... Real Madrid­ are idiots that they want to let go of Robben, while­ he's the only player (with Higuain) in their team­ last season that actually looked bothered to TRY and­ win a match... i didnt see Mr. Raúl "El­ anciano" González looking interested.... only­ reason he scored 18 goals was because Higuain and­ Robben were doing all the hard work laying the­ assists.....

    From chukwuekuakinyemi, on Tue 9 Jun 5:37PM

  4. kaka gives more than 50% of his wages to charity this­ move means he will b giving more to worth while­ causes....a great footballer and a great person...a­ humbler honest footballer are there any more like­ him....???

    From sparkie1883, on Tue 9 Jun 11:16AM

  5. ha ha so much for kaka being religious and he wanted to­ stay at milan.
    signing on fee would feed a country for­ 1 month.
    of course city are pathetic for not signing­ him and i support them.
    We will see who Tevez signs for­ this week when united are trying to get out of paying­ the 25 million for him

    From noel m, on Tue 9 Jun 9:47AM

  6. This must be a painful snub for Manchester City. Kaka­ refuses their £100 million deal, yet moves to Real­ Madrid for £59 million saying that he has moved because­ AC are in financial trouble. Man City is pathetic!!

    From eddiej, on Tue 9 Jun 9:12AM

  7. Come on Kaka. I thought you wanted to stay at AC Milan?­ Why did you still go to Real Madrid when you insist you­ will stay? Where is your loyalty? No doubt, Real Madrid­ are one of the best and richest teams in Europe. But­ what's the reason to leave AC Milan for Real­ Madrid? AC Milan is a great team too. Maybe its the­ fame and fortune i guess...

    From Randall, on Tue 9 Jun 5:27AM
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    La Liga is the utter @#$% ...... Kaka is going down­ the Real toilet drain hole ........ I feel sory abt him­ ...... It's the begining of his end ..... By-by­ Kaka ......

    From Mr Uncle Vovan, on Mon 8 Jun 11:52PM

  9. funny the dude who is asking to stay away from Juventus­ players.. let's see: DelPiero is as old as my­ granma.. oh wait, we gave you back the granpa­ (cannavaro)... Rubish cheaters!

    From batigooal, on Mon 8 Jun 11:09PM

  10. guys forget it all we have just put the hat around and­ we at Ipswich Town will be gazumping Real Madrid­ tonight and will take kaka to Ipswich Town from under­ their noses Roy Keane know all the right people so all­ you dreamers WATCH THIS SPACE

    From Alan L, on Mon 8 Jun 10:57PM

  11. ....You cant just put players together and expect them­ to gel, thats why we, Barcelona, have worked so well­ this season. Guardiola has combined discipline, which­ Riijkard did not have, with the fact that players like­ Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, Puyol have played together for­ around 10 years in the youth system, together.­ We're a team, the likes of Xavi, Iniesta know each­ others movement and ability like the back of their­ hand, thats why we play such a good passing game, and­ Guardiola's discipline now means we press­ constantly, players are kept in line. Perez coming back­ for Madrid will put them in dire straights, he clearly­ hasnt learned from last time on the transfer front that­ signing players of "galactico standard" and­ then just putting them together wont work, I also dont­ think Pellegrini is up to task of handling what will be­ such an egotistical squad, if its put together,­ compared to what he is used to managing at humble­ Villarreal. Perez will take away his power, and they­ wont win La Liga, its a big mistake for Madrid, and­ Kaka

    From Jordzibob, on Mon 8 Jun 10:32PM

  12. this doesn't mean that he signed. I still have fait­ in kaka's good ethics
    and comment 1, i'm with­ you!!!
    forzza milan

    From Vlad, on Mon 8 Jun 10:02PM

  13. Real is miserable!!!Their transfer policy is­ absurd..They sign up only those players with great­ names....Kaka, this is your greatest mistake!!!!

    From mike_house2911, on Mon 8 Jun 9:58PM

  14. Real madrid rule and kaka will be at his best there

    From Michael, on Mon 8 Jun 9:33PM

  15. iits tru thatt madrid always pressure clubs and make­ large illustrious bids, , it is deffintly a lil bit­ like they bully teams into selling there players ,­ ,thank you fergie stood up to the twits

    From Donal S, on Mon 8 Jun 9:30PM

  16. sounds like you feel threatened Mr Fowler­ (5)....................................................­ .....

    From jono, on Mon 8 Jun 7:43PM
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    thankgod kaka isn,t going 2 eastlands....theyve massive­ enough without him....ha ha ha

    From m.fowler771, on Mon 8 Jun 7:11PM

  18. Real needs a new Makelele for example...But ok building­ a new generation with good atacking players is why Real­ Madrid is a kings club...

    From jonesnikolas, on Mon 8 Jun 6:50PM

  19. hello @#$%
    im a madrid fan, and just cause juventus­ cheats and still doesnt win jack, doesnt mean u have to­ get in our cases about it alright?
    and we're never­ gonna be interested in ur players cause they some @#$%

    From benadi, on Mon 8 Jun 6:44PM
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    Come to man city lol

    BTW 1st

    From dale.brooks, on Mon 8 Jun 6:40PM
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