Milan will not replace Kaka
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Manchester City launch £91m bid for Kaka
Manchester City blew the January transfer window wide open last night when they launched a world-record bid of €100 million (£91 million) for Kaká, the AC Milan forward.
Officials from the Barclays Premier League club met their counterparts from the Serie A team in Milan yesterday and, according to reports, were armed with a salary offer from Sheikh Mansour, their billionaire owner from Abu Dhabi, that would result in the 2007 Fifa World Player of the Year earning £13.6 million a year after tax.
On a day of frantic transfer activity, Harry Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur manager, was also spotted at the San Siro watching Adriano, Inter Milan’s out-of-favour striker, in a 3-1 Coppa Italia victory over Genoa.
Tottenham are prepared to offer Gareth Bale as part of any deal, which could pave the way for Inter to let Adriano go and allow them to pursue their interest in signing Carlos Tévez, the Argentina forward, from Manchester United.
Garry Cook, the City chief executive, met Ariedo Braida, the Milan sporting director, and Adriano Galliani, the Italian club’s executive vicepresident, to discuss the offer for Kaká. Two agents were also present: Ernesto Bronzetti, who advises Milan on transfer activity, and Kia Joorabchian, who has strong links with Brazilian players and acted on behalf of City in the deals that brought Robinho — a British-record signing at £34.2 million — and Jô to the City of Manchester Stadium last summer. Kaká’s agent, Gaetano Paolillo, and the player’s father, who is involved in his son’s business affairs, were not present.
Milan tried to explain the arrival of the City delegation by saying they were there to discuss Dida, the 35-year-old Brazil goalkeeper, but it is unlikely that it would take the top brass of both clubs to discuss the transfer of an ageing reserve. Silvio Berlusconi, the Milan owner, said: “I don’t know anything about any offer, but I do hope Kaká is not for sale and that he stays.”
Unlike Juventus, who parted with Zinédine Zidane for a world-record fee of £48 million in 2001, Milan have never sold any of their star players while still in their prime. Moving Kaká, 26, would be quite a departure and a blow to the ego of Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister and one of the wealthiest men in Europe. However, when faced with Sheikh Mansour’s chequebook and an offer that would just about cover Milan’s wage bill for an entire season, even an ego as big as Berlusconi’s might be ready to concede.
Inter, meanwhile, have offered Tottenham the opportunity to sign Adriano, with Bale, the Wales left back, going the other way in part-exchange. The 26-year-old Brazil striker’s career has been in decline after a blistering spell in which he was arguably the world’s best centre forward.
Adriano has battled against depression, injuries and drink in recent times and in the latter half of last year he was loaned back to São Paulo. This season, under José Mourinho, he has made only seven appearances in Serie A, scoring one goal.
Bale, 19, is believed to have caught Mourinho’s eye during the Portuguese manager’s time at Chelsea. He has featured 12 times for Tottenham this season since recovering from an ankle ligament injury. Selling Adriano and cutting his £5 million-a-year salary from the Inter wage bill would enable Mourinho to pursue a deal for Tévez.
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crazy la
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man city has got just too much $ to spend sia
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well, if it helps the quality of EPL, why not...
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siao
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Looking at the way he tore the man utd defence apart in the CL 2 seasons ago, i do think city have a good reason to want to sign him
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not kaka...
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why mr 555 billion don't want buy west ham!
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Gosh..imagine what £91m can do to those poor child in Zimbabwe, Sudan and all those poor countries...they will be happy to be given £1 each...and £91m can make 91 million children happier...
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91 friggin million pounds..wtf
give me 91 pounds also i happy..convert to Sing and go shoppin
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i still think it'll be funny if MCFC buys all these players, they're unable to gel and they get relegated
someone is playing Championship Manager on God Mode in real life... sort of like Abramovich was doing a few years ago
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91 million pounds to watch a guy kick a ball into a net.
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Originally posted by the Bear:
i still think it'll be funny if MCFC buys all these players, they're unable to gel and they get relegated
someone is playing Championship Manager on God Mode in real life... sort of like Abramovich was doing a few years ago
but at least chelsea is in the top 4 before mr oil man come in...
man city LOL joke!
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Originally posted by [J]erry:
but at least chelsea is in the top 4 before mr oil man come in...
man city LOL joke!
Chelshit in the top 4?? Mr Oil Man bought Chelsea in 2003.
2001/02, Chelshit was Sixth
2000/01, Chelshit was Sixth.
1999/00, Chelshit was Fifth.
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if city is siao milan will be more siao if they reject the offer.
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
Chelshit in the top 4?? Mr Oil Man bought Chelsea in 2003.
2001/02, Chelshit was Sixth
2000/01, Chelshit was Sixth.
1999/00, Chelshit was Fifth.
2002/2003 season they are 4th no?
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Yet another attacking player which wont solve their defensive woes. Hope they relegate.
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unlikely. think man city will scrapr thru.
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as gd as man city buy all e greatest players from all over e world.then there is no such thing called competiotion then.
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Siao le Man City 91m... Too many billons is it? Ltr Man City buy this players sure wont (60%) will (40%) regelated
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it's 100m ,not 91m
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I know i onli asking that owner gt many Billons is it?
The 91m i toking is Euro 91m -
how does 15b pounds sound?
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Originally posted by sand king:
Nice picture haha.
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kar nee na 91m