Premier League - Hughes: Kaka deal 'complex'

Eurosport - Sat, 17 Jan 20:19:00 2009

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has admitted that plans to bring Kaka to Eastlands are "complex".

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However, he is intent on selling the club to the former World Player of the Year and insists he will have a hands-on role in the process.

City's power brokers are due to hold talks with Kaka's father, who is also his agent, in a bid to bring the Brazilian to Manchester from Milan.

Speaking after the 1-0 Premier League victory against Wigan, Hughes said: "From a football management point of view I would love the opportunity to work with such a talented player.

"But it is not a simple transfer. It is not just a case of talking to the club and talking to the boy and getting the deal done within 24-48 hours.

"The deal, if it is to be concluded, is very complex as there are so many elements to it.

"It is not going to be an easy process and won't be concluded quickly. I am sure we will give it the amount of time it deserves.

"We find ourselves in a special situation. We are interested in one of the top players in the world.

"When we get it right we are a good team. We want to make a compelling argument to him that he could be part of something that could be really special."

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  1. The SHEIK right now he's having KITTENS!!!!!

    From dante, on Tue 20 Jan 4:29AM

  2. buying kaka is surely not for short term, or to get­ immediate success.
    if they can persuade kaka now... it­ might give some advantage for city to buy more world­ class players in the summer... one thing lead to­ another...

    From scan, on Tue 20 Jan 2:59AM

  3. As a United fan i just think its exciting that another­ team is buying some success. As Chelsea will have­ dropped off within the next three years, need another­ challenger to actually join 'the big three' at­ the top of the tree. Sorry Chelsea, you were never­ really up there with the big boys, hey, nottingham­ forrest won leagues and european cupsand have now faded­ to where they actualy belong now. Just a matter of time­ before Chelsea are just a mid table team once again.

    From oraison, on Tue 20 Jan 1:21AM

  4. by having kaka moved to m-city, it just expressively­ shown the club owner's desperation. if they think­ one player can make a different, let them prove it...­ which i'm sure will never work at the first place.­ just remember what happened to madrid when they tried­ to collect all the best players in the world.

    as for­ the citizens who dreamt that kaka will bring their club­ to the top, let them keep dreaming. :p

    VIVA GOONERS

    From bucin2, on Tue 20 Jan 12:48AM

  5. I'm with mdkdfd too.......... very very very well­ said mate.

    From nihon_ikram, on Mon 19 Jan 8:22PM

  6. Glen dont be so foolish if you honestly think he does­ not have a running hand in M/soft then you are­ crazy.

    My Microsoft Certified Professional Number is­ 6338204 feel free to check.

    From Liam Cooper, on Mon 19 Jan 3:54AM

  7. ROBINHO has never played for arsenal ! think dave you­ are confusing him with julio baptiste

    From Wayne, on Sun 18 Jan 8:38PM

  8. Dave M - if your referring to Robinho...you'll find­ he's currently the second highest scorer in the­ premiership...didn't see any Arse-nal players in­ there ha ha ha !!!!

    From rimmington548, on Sun 18 Jan 8:15PM

  9. Liam Cooper,
    just for your information; in June, 2006,­ Gates announced that he would be transitioning from­ Microsoft, to full-time work at the 4th largest private­ charity in the world, to enhance healthcare and reduce­ extreme poverty.

    From Glen, on Sun 18 Jan 8:10PM

  10. Tell me one Brazilian player that has made a real­ impact in the premier league ?
    The one that cost 32­ million could not get into Arsenals first team when he­ was there and has made no real impact on the premier­ league for City this season

    Dave M Sun 18th 11.40

    From davidmancey, on Sun 18 Jan 7:39PM

  11. Don't be such a @#$% !!! we are offering £100 mill­ because we can easily afford £100 mill and it will have­ no reflection on the ticket price....and all those who­ think it's 'digusting' you are jealous­ because you don't have our spending power...United­ and Chelsea have bought titles and trophys for­ years...your just pissed off someone else is gonna so­ it !!! My only worry is that all those plastic fans who­ support united and chelsea because of their success­ will soon be jumping ship like the proverbial rats they­ are - BLUE THRU AND THRU :-)

    From rimmington548, on Sun 18 Jan 6:37PM

  12. i hope city buy kaka for 100 mil + ... then i hope they­ keep paying daft amounts of money for other big name­ stars ... then when their stadium is 1/4 full because­ the tickets have gone up to about £300 a game maybe­ then they will wonder why it's not such a good idea­ after all ... especially when it isn't­ 'trendy' anymore for rich arabs to subsidise­ them and they pull out ... who's gonna buy them­ then?

    bring it on ... it'll be funny to watch

    From Paul G, on Sun 18 Jan 6:23PM

  13. im sad to say.. we are all getting used to the idea a­ player is gonna be bought for £100 million..

    From mh_lionel, on Sun 18 Jan 5:51PM

  14. zac.wilkes, did you really say money doesn't buy­ everything... oh i'm laughing at you boy, thats­ funny, your talking about building a football team and­ then end it with money doesnt buy everything!! LMFAO oh­ thats funny, i think it does buy football teams and­ players oh ZAC please please post some more, you have­ made my day!! loving the jokes :D

    cry me a river man­ u, KAKA'S COMING TO C I T Y

    From Darren, on Sun 18 Jan 3:01PM

  15. zac.wilkes...Did you ever go to school? Why can`t you­ spell?

    You are a mong and your uneducated opinion­ tells all.

    Sod off elsewhere.

    From peter s, on Sun 18 Jan 10:44AM

  16. man city

    Scored
    39

    Conceded
    30

    this dope of a­ manage gets paid what £75,000 a week? and doesnt even­ understand that he needs to work on the defence of his­ side not his attacking players

    If there gonna get­ anywhere they need to be conceding a max of 15 goals at­ this stage

    City fail because there manage doesnt­ understand how to proper a team

    money doesnt buy you­ everyting..

    From zac.wilkes, on Sun 18 Jan 10:07AM

  17. i give him 1 session at city before he moves.

    sure­ they have the money but there teams rubbish there­ pritty much fighting to stay in the perm coz of the­ fact they cant defend they need to walk on the defence­ not bring more attack players into the team.

    you can­ score 3 goals a game but if u cant defend its pointless­ and city cant defend

    From zac.wilkes, on Sun 18 Jan 10:01AM

  18. *dances across your screen chanting* KAKA'S GOING­ TO CITY! KAKA'S GOING TO CITY! KAKA'S GOING TO­ CITY!

    keep on crying boys, i'm loving­ it!!!!!!!

    :D

    From Darren, on Sun 18 Jan 8:59AM
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    I cannot see what difference the signing of this­ overrated Kaka shall do for Manchester City in the­ short term. It wouldn't be the first time a manager­ tries to build a team around one person and gets the­ boot for his "service".
    This is the sickness­ of the game in England now. The everlasting spending of­ unjustified millions on individuals means that any­ English talent out there shall be sure of not achieving­ anything worth reporting, in the international arena.­ Generally the interest in the international arena might­ be wavering due to the lack of success of England as a­ whole. So they are clutching onto the domestic scene­ where there is real business to be gained.
    As for Kaka­ with his ridiculous religous principles, he is nothing­ but a joke. Their devotion to anything does not go­ beyond their overinflated bank balances.

    From sappercommando25, on Sun 18 Jan 8:37AM

  20. spending £120m on one player is plain stupidity and­ offering a player £500,000 is disrespectful to the rest­ of the team.

    From mathewdionyssiou, on Sun 18 Jan 8:35AM
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