The summer transfer merry-go-round is in full swing and there's no shortage of big stories; Ronaldo continues to be linked with Real Madrid, but it seems the Spanish club have agreed a deal with AC Milan to sign Kaka.
United fans will be hoping Ronaldo stays put, but it's interesting to note that Chelsea are also said to trying to sign the Brazilian superstar. In the wake of Carlo Ancelotti's defection to the West London club it has become clear that Kaka has great faith in his former manager; whether or not the AC Milan forward moves to England one thing is clear, that is the bond between player and manager must have been a strong one and once it was broken perhaps it was inevitable that the former World Player of the Year would also move on, especially as he is hot property.
For his part, Ronaldo has recently spoken of the bond between himself and Ferguson, it begs the question will we see both of them leave Manchester United at the same time as looks likely to happen in the case of Kaka and Ancelotti? Fergie went on record stating that he wouldn't see Real Madrid a virus, so it seems highly unlikely the Scot would be willing to sacrifice his star player for any amount of money, so despite the nonsense coming out of Spain about supposed agreements between Ramon Calderon and Jorge Mendes, I personally do not see Ronaldo being sold this summer.
Showing posts with label Kaka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kaka. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Kaka to United talk - is this a smokescreen to sell Ronaldo?
AC Milan's Brazilian talisman wears a t-shirt which sports the message "I belong to Jesus", it has been only revealed on very special occasions when the brilliant samba star does something remarkable on the pitch, which as it happens is quite often. The Brazilian’s affinity with Jesus is well documented, but today's really big news is that Kaka and or his agents have reportedly held talks with United about a prospective summer transfer to Old Trafford. Could Kaka soon belong to Jesus AND United?
Last summer moneybags Manchester City somehow managed to worm their way to the Milan negotiating table in a bid to prize Kaka away from Italy, but they never even got as far as talking to the player. The negotiations ended in acrimony and an embarrassing farce when City's CEO Gary Cook made a complete co*k of himself when claiming Milan had bottled it.
If City had pulled that transfer off who knows what would have happened, the prospect of pairing Robinho and Kaka, along with Elano would have been exciting to say the least. When the deal broke down Kaka was keen to publicly state his future was with Milan and that he'd only ever move if the club wanted to sell him.
After a disappointing season in which Milan missed out on Champions League football, you do wonder if Kaka is now ready to try a different experience and if so would England be a likely destination?
The Sun is today claiming Kaka has spoken of his affinity for the champions, saying: “They have some great players in Giggs and Scholes and especially Wayne Rooney. “One of my best friends, Anderson, is also there — how can anyone say no? “They are the English and European champions and a great club to play for.”
United fans will no doubt be rightly very sceptical about this story, Kaka, 27, is in his prime, when he has the pick of any club in the world, including Real Madrid, why would he want to come to rainy Manchester? Kaka, might even prefer the bright lights of London to Manchester...
You have to wonder if the story has been leaked to the Sun by agents working on behalf of Manchester United in the build-up to selling Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer, because if there was any truth in the Sun story, the player would not be publicly making statements of this nature for fear of upsetting the Milan supporters.
It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if United are indirectly guilty of leaking this story to the media, because like many other fans I am becoming increasingly certain that Ronaldo will be sold this summer. The club fearing a supporter backlash might well have conceived a cunning Blackadder like plan to appease unhappy supporters by appearing to be in for Kaka - only for the plot to unravel in true Baldrick fashion.
I actually predict this particular plot will unravel a lot sooner than the summer as I'm fully expecting Kaka to deny the claims. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the Kaka quotes have been embellished - and that is putting it politely.
While suggesting the source of this story is probably a lot closer to Manchester than Milan, we cannot rule out that in the worst practices of gutter journalism the whole story has been fabricated with a view to selling newspapers on an otherwise quiet Saturday morning.
If and it's a big if, the story turns out to be true and Kaka does sign then I'll be obviously more than happy.
Full story - Ronaldo out Kaka in?
Last summer moneybags Manchester City somehow managed to worm their way to the Milan negotiating table in a bid to prize Kaka away from Italy, but they never even got as far as talking to the player. The negotiations ended in acrimony and an embarrassing farce when City's CEO Gary Cook made a complete co*k of himself when claiming Milan had bottled it.
If City had pulled that transfer off who knows what would have happened, the prospect of pairing Robinho and Kaka, along with Elano would have been exciting to say the least. When the deal broke down Kaka was keen to publicly state his future was with Milan and that he'd only ever move if the club wanted to sell him.
After a disappointing season in which Milan missed out on Champions League football, you do wonder if Kaka is now ready to try a different experience and if so would England be a likely destination?
The Sun is today claiming Kaka has spoken of his affinity for the champions, saying: “They have some great players in Giggs and Scholes and especially Wayne Rooney. “One of my best friends, Anderson, is also there — how can anyone say no? “They are the English and European champions and a great club to play for.”
United fans will no doubt be rightly very sceptical about this story, Kaka, 27, is in his prime, when he has the pick of any club in the world, including Real Madrid, why would he want to come to rainy Manchester? Kaka, might even prefer the bright lights of London to Manchester...
You have to wonder if the story has been leaked to the Sun by agents working on behalf of Manchester United in the build-up to selling Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer, because if there was any truth in the Sun story, the player would not be publicly making statements of this nature for fear of upsetting the Milan supporters.
It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if United are indirectly guilty of leaking this story to the media, because like many other fans I am becoming increasingly certain that Ronaldo will be sold this summer. The club fearing a supporter backlash might well have conceived a cunning Blackadder like plan to appease unhappy supporters by appearing to be in for Kaka - only for the plot to unravel in true Baldrick fashion.
I actually predict this particular plot will unravel a lot sooner than the summer as I'm fully expecting Kaka to deny the claims. It wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the Kaka quotes have been embellished - and that is putting it politely.
While suggesting the source of this story is probably a lot closer to Manchester than Milan, we cannot rule out that in the worst practices of gutter journalism the whole story has been fabricated with a view to selling newspapers on an otherwise quiet Saturday morning.
If and it's a big if, the story turns out to be true and Kaka does sign then I'll be obviously more than happy.
Full story - Ronaldo out Kaka in?
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Ronaldo the prince who will never be king?..
It comes as no surprise to learn that Kaka has been voted FIFAs World Player of the Year for 2007. This news comes on the back of the Brazilian picking up the award of European Player of the Year at the beginning of December. Few, if any, would argue that both awards are richly deserved as the AC Milan player scored 10 goals in the Champions League last season on the way to winning the trophy.
Kaka polled 1,047 votes, Messi 504 and Ronaldo 426. The votes were drawn from national coaches and captains.
It begs the question will Cristiano Ronaldo ever make the transition from prince to king? To stand any chance of it happening United will have to win the Champions League again.
Kaka polled 1,047 votes, Messi 504 and Ronaldo 426. The votes were drawn from national coaches and captains.
It begs the question will Cristiano Ronaldo ever make the transition from prince to king? To stand any chance of it happening United will have to win the Champions League again.
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Kaka wins top award after rule changes as Ronaldo comes runner-up..
United's Cristiano Ronaldo came, not surprisingly, runner-up to AC Milan's Brazilian star Kaka who has been named World footballer of The Year after winning the most votes to secure France Football magazine's prestigous Ballon d'Or award.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi came third in the voting.
Not a lot of fans will be aware of the recent rule changes which coincided with this year's competition. The Ballon d'Or came to being in 1955, prior to 2007 the award was more popularly known as the European Footballer of The Year. The rules stated that nominees had to play for a club within UEFA's jurisdiction, and until 1995 all nominated players had to be European.
However, from 1995 until 2006 all players at European clubs were eligible. In 2007 France Football magazine announced that they had opened to the competition to players from across the globe making it a truly international award.
On winning the 2007 Ballon d'Or Kaka secured the most votes from the group of 96 journalists of which and for the first time, only 53 were Europeans. The judges had to choose five players from the list of 2007 nominees. Each of the five selected nominees is then awarded either one, two, three, four and five points.
Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten of Holland and Michel Platini of France are the only players who managed to win the award three times. With the recent rule changes the competition has surely become a lot harder to win.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi came third in the voting.
Not a lot of fans will be aware of the recent rule changes which coincided with this year's competition. The Ballon d'Or came to being in 1955, prior to 2007 the award was more popularly known as the European Footballer of The Year. The rules stated that nominees had to play for a club within UEFA's jurisdiction, and until 1995 all nominated players had to be European.
However, from 1995 until 2006 all players at European clubs were eligible. In 2007 France Football magazine announced that they had opened to the competition to players from across the globe making it a truly international award.
On winning the 2007 Ballon d'Or Kaka secured the most votes from the group of 96 journalists of which and for the first time, only 53 were Europeans. The judges had to choose five players from the list of 2007 nominees. Each of the five selected nominees is then awarded either one, two, three, four and five points.
Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten of Holland and Michel Platini of France are the only players who managed to win the award three times. With the recent rule changes the competition has surely become a lot harder to win.
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