MADRID (AFP) - Brazilian playmaker Kaka has signed for Real Madrid from AC Milan in a 65-million-euro deal, Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported on Tuesday.
Newly-installed Real president Florentino Perez sealed the deal with AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani and Bosco Leite, father and agent of the 2007 world and European player of the year, Cadena Ser said.
Kaka, currently in Brazil with the national team ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, will sign up for five years and a salary worth nine million euros a year, it added.
AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi had hinted at 27-year-old Kaka's departure moments before Cadena Ser had claimed he was indeed moving.
"I do not know if we can keep Kaka at Milan because they (Real) have offered him so much money," Berlusconi was quoted as saying by Italian press agency Ansa.
It comes on the same day as Kaka - who was courted by English Premiership side Manchester City back in January - was telling La Gazzetto dello Sport he had no intention of quitting Milan.
"I'll tell you this for the last time, the very last. I don't want to leave Milan. To the millions of Milan fans, I tell you that I've made my choice. I've said I want to stay. Leave me in peace, please," Kaka told La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper.
"I want to continue to win with Milan. And from today, all discussion is over."
Should his transfer be confirmed officially it comes a day after Milan lost their coach Carlo Ancelotti, who agreed to take over as manager of English FA Cup winners Chelsea.
It had been hoped that his connection with Milan would have persuaded Kaka to also move, but those hopes appear to have been dashed.


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LAST JANUARY, MAN. CITY OFFER TO AC MILAN AND KAKA 100 MILLIONS+ BUT KAKA REJECT IT AND NOW 65 MILLIONS+ WANT YOU THINK IS THE BETTER???? LOL...
KAKA IS NO PRICE DON'T TOUCH MY (KAKA)
I feel fans should be realistic enough to know that the money we are talking about is too much to ignore as you don't see that everyday even if you are the owners of Man. City. Kaka was with Milan the whole of the season which just ended and they won nothing and ended with a negative balance sheet. It makes sense to sell him, buy a younger player and have some change. Football is not only about sport, it's business also.
KAKA is a prostitue..he jumps from one man to another going where there is more
juice. this shows that football players are now celebrities and have no interest
or passion for the round ball.
BEL pa zed
Let Madrid buy wantever they want at any cost......what they should do is spend some money to wash out all their @#$%!.....and try to bring back some decency to the Club!
Kaka stays .... perez will buy that thing c.ronaldo ... or else ... Kaka belongs to Milan and just Milan...
kaka stay in ac milan
heart and soul is not supposed to be on sale!!!
it's not true yesterday kaka says I will Stay At MILAN!!!
Money talks...so much for blowing off Man City!!!
it'll take more than €65 million to improve your team Mr.Perez.
buy beckham.....AGAIN
bad move for KAKA, good move for his bank balance if it is indeed true !!
omdz
it is a shame for milan because is loosing the power for the future in every field
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