Kaká

[EskWeston 696]

Hes a top player, but wont it make the midfield a bit crowded ?

Depends on what formation we play really, 4-3-3 we will need 6 central midfielders to cover the 3 positions, with Sidwell a dead cert to leave and Maka getting a bit old now it leaves us with 4 players: Lampard, Ballack, Essien and Mikel - So there is room for Kaka +1 granted the quality of our back up players will be exceptionally high to the point where you won't keep everyone happy - but it is possible. With the Deco roumer too we could be looking at a midfield like this:

.............................Essien/Mikel..................................

..........Lampard/Ballack................................................

.................................................Kaka/Deco................

Besides, Kaka is one of only a few players that if you can sign you do and then you fit them in somehow..

[Fulham Broadway 16,393]

See your point about Maka and Sidwell. Although Maka looks like a player half his age playing for France a couple of days ago

Kaka would be brilliant and really piss off the Salford Cowboys, but Decos 31 now, and an 'orrible little cheating cunt. Good player though

[EskWeston 696]

See your point about Maka and Sidwell. Although Maka looks like a player half his age playing for France a couple of days ago

Kaka would be brilliant and really piss off the Salford Cowboys, but Decos 31 now, and an 'orrible little cheating cunt. Good player though

If Maka stays he will only play a handful of games now i would have though, and still be very effective.

I thought Deco was only just 30? Still his age means again that he wouldn't play on a regular basis and to rotate him with Kaka would be an outstanding option for us.

Kaka would be about as big of a signing that we could possibly make. The chances of it happening though are slim.

[Fulham Broadway 16,393]

Kaka does seem a bit far fetched. Although that bastion of truth..er...The Star says hes got £200 million to play with.

According to names so far he's only interested in players whose names end in a vowel. Deco, Kaka, David Villa, Robinho, Joao Moutinho........

[Badboy 1,526]

Their are new brazilian playmakers who are young why dont we fucking make our own stars. Kaka was a no one when he went to milan look at him now so was messi robinho villa.

Man utd went out and spent 19 mil on anderson and look how good he is we need to sign the new batch of brazilians like

1. ramon osni (similar to kaka in style very direct dribbler great vison)

2. celsinho (he looks like ronaldinho and has the same style great skill and balance)

3. Alex Teixeira this is the one we have bid for 2.5 million frank arnese really likes him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVcnLNT1zVY

[EskWeston 696]

The problem we have with Young South American players is Work Permits....... it seriously hinders us in snapping up these young players.

[Fulham Broadway 16,393]

They're scared of getting shot on the tube mainly

[Kez 2,727]

Kaka would be a great signing. But fitting him in would be a problem

& i agree we should try make our own stars

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Guardian

Chelsea set to land Kaka for record £80m

Chelsea appear set to sign the Milan playmaker Kaka for a world-record €100m (£79.3m) after discussions took place this week, with both clubs and the Brazil international keen for a deal to go through. Sources at Stamford Bridge have confirmed that Chelsea are targeting the 26-year-old and it is understood that Milan are inclined to accept a bid of €100m tabled this week.

Initially reluctant to depart, Kaka now believes the transfer, which would smash the record of £46m Real Madrid paid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001, is in everyone's interests. His contract does not expire until 2012 but he is eager to play for Luiz Felipe Scolari, who gave him his international debut against Bolivia in 2002 and included him in the Brazil squad for that year's World Cup finals despite him being only 20 years old. The current world and European player of the year also believes Chelsea are the most attractive destination in European football.

Chelsea sent a representative to Milan this week to present a bid to the Italian club. Far from rejecting the offer out of hand as is normal practice and as they did with approaches from Real Madrid last summer, Milan sent a delegation to London and negotiations have continued.

Discussions have also taken place with the player's camp over personal terms, with Kaka, who has scored 22 goals in 59 games for his country, set to earn a significant rise on his salary as well as a €15m signing-on fee. He will arrive in Milan today after spending the summer recovering from arthroscopy on his knee at Sao Paulo's training centre in Brazil.

"Real Madrid offered €90m last summer and Milan did not even think about the bid," said Kaka's personal assistant and closest adviser, Diogo Kotscho. "This time is different. This is the first time we feel that a deal will definitely happen. Because of the [financial] situation Milan are in at the moment, the deal is good for all parties involved.

"The move would represent a significant increase in Kaka's salary, on top of the 10% transfer fee that goes straight to the player anyway - some €15m. Chelsea are the club to be at right now. They are building a team to win everything."

Given their current financial difficulties, Milan can ill afford to reject such a huge bid. Having failed to qualify for the Champions League, they have had to cut costs at the same time as embarking on the renewal of an ageing squad. They continue to seek a striker and the sale of Kaka would enable them to follow through on their interest in Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor, despite their vice-president Adriano Galliani's claim that Ronaldinho would be their final signing of the summer. Meanwhile, the arrival of the former Barcelona player - and the tumultuous reception he was given - has persuaded them they can release Kaka, safe in the knowledge that they have a glamour signing in his place.

Kaka believes he has shown his loyalty to Milan by staying last season, despite Madrid's interest. He has not demanded a transfer this season either, with the impetus coming from the two clubs. However, he does not want to continue at a club that will not play in this season's Champions League. Kaka's relationship with Galliani and the club's owner Silvio Berlusconi has also been strained by Milan's refusal to allow him to represent Brazil at the Olympics. Milan said Kaka was "tired" - a claim he publicly denied. Worse still, Ronaldinho has been allowed to go to Beijing.

If the deal can be completed it would virtually destroy the chances of the Real Madrid forward Robinho completing his "dream" move to Stamford Bridge. The La Liga champions are unwilling to sell until they can sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United. Last night Sir Alex Ferguson insisted the Portugal winger would still be at Old Trafford next season.

Bloody hell

Edited July 19, 2008 by Tri-Blue

[warnie_666 1,081]

LOL!!!...Amazing how people have time along with the nerve to make stories like these. Where the Hell would KAKA play in Chelsea. HAHA heres Wiki for you.

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (IPA: [hiˈkaɾdʊ iˈzɛksõⁿ dʊs‿ˈsɐ̃ⁿtʊs ˈleɪ̯t͡ʃɪ]; born April 22, 1982 in Brasília), better known as Kaká, is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Premiership club Chelsea F.C and the Brazilian national team. He was the recipient of both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007, and was named in the 2008 Time 100.^[1][2]

[BlueLion. 21,491]

No chance of this happening. I thought Kaka was younger as well. That being said, when TBH leaves, the number 22 shirt will be vacant...

[riks12 3]

http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=782454

Bah.

EDIT:// Oki nvm, didn't see it posted in the other place.

Edited July 19, 2008 by riks12

[bombayblue™ 55]

Aware that i'll be mocked and ridiculed..

Kaka is highlly inconsistent in the league(Serie A), Champions league is a different story and thats when most of the world watches him and bases their opinion on..

[chrismada9 1,948]

Hmm.... Kaka says he ACTUALLY wants to join Chelsea!!

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Kaka has set his heart on a sensational world-record transfer to Chelsea, according to his advisor.

A report on Saturday morning claims the FIFA World Player of the Year was the subject of discussions between the Barclays Premier League club and the Brazilian's current employers AC Milan, this week, with a view to a possible £80million switch.

The Italians secured the signing of the 26-year-old's international team-mate Ronaldinho on Wednesday despite their well-publicised financial difficulties, and Kaka's personal assistant Diogo Kotscho is adamant all parties involved now want the deal to go through.

If it did, Kaka would be reunited with Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari who handed him a Brazil debut in 2002 at the age of 20, and then included him in the squad that went on to win the World Cup that year.

"Real Madrid offered 90 million euros (£71million) last summer and Milan did not even think about the bid," Kotscho told The Guardian.

"This time is different. This is the first time we feel that a deal will definitely happen.

"Because of the situation Milan are in at the moment, the deal is good for all parties involved.

"The move would represent a significant increase in Kaka's salary, on top of the 10% transfer fee that goes straight to the player anyway - some 15 million euros (£12million).

"Chelsea are the club to be at right now. They are building a team to win everything."

Any deal for arguably the planet's best player seems certain to break the world record transfer fee of £46million set when Real Madrid signed Zinedine Zidane from Juventus in 2001.

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Source: www.sportinglife.com/football/transfer_centre/

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I'd love to see Kaka in a Chelsea shirt, but I have two clear problems...

1) £80 million???

2) Bye Bye Frank Lampard

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

If this does happen, I guess thats the 20 goals from midfield sorted out then

[chrismada9 1,948]

Sounds as though you're in favour of it then Tri-Blue?

[chrismada9 1,948]

I would like Kaka to sign for Chelsea, but not for £80 million, I don't care what kind of debt Milan seem to be in!!

[Kez 2,727]

Kaka is my ideal signing, I would love to see him at Chelsea. However I just can't see it happening