Kaka rejects City

hallelujah

According to SSN. Shame.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4819360,00.html

Nunu

....'Hallelujah'!!;)

ironictoaster

Berlusconi said: "Kaka is staying with Milan. For Kaka, money isn't everything.

Amen

egan007

Thank Christ

syngindub

At last we can move on to discussing Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid..phew

Boggles

hallelujah wrote: »

According to SSN. Shame.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4819360,00.html

2 things I don't trust SSn and Berlusconi.

deadhead13

Sanity prevails.

Bounty Hunter

he made the decision after hearing man city had signed bellamy

GLaDOS

Boggles wrote: »

2 things I don't trust SSn and Berlusconi.

BBC? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7838966.stm

hallelujah

Publicly Milan will be delighted but behind the scenes they must be sickened they are missing out on €120m, especially at such a financially tight time for Italian football.

Chong

hallelujah wrote: »

According to SSN. Shame.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4819360,00.html

PRaise the Lord.

Savman

Good. Wonder who they'll go after next :eek:

dfx-

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

he made the decision after hearing man city had signed bellamy

Or Robinho rang him and told him to beware that they never said anything about being beaten 8-1 before he signed

Mitch Connor

hallelujah wrote: »

Publicly Milan will be delighted but behind the scenes they must be sickened they are missing out on €120m, especially at such a financially tight time for Italian football.

i would think if they really wanted him gone, I reckon he would have gone. No doubt they would have liked the money; but i think it is a case that they were happy either way.

Adamcp898

hallelujah wrote: »

Publicly Milan will be delighted but behind the scenes they must be sickened they are missing out on €120m, especially at such a financially tight time for Italian football.

+1

I'd say they were hoping to cash in on him, obviously not say they wanted to sell publically but go about it in their own Milan way of sellin a player who didn't really want to leave so they don't look like the bad guy, like they did with Sheva.

ShooterSF

Hmm. This could be good for us United fans. Hopefully the Real Madrid Kaka chase will get some media attention now especially with the whole battle for his signature with City. It could be the new story they have been waiting for with the Ronaldo saga, being rehashed for the lack of a better one, getting a bit (understatement) dull.

Boggles

Savman wrote: »

Good. Wonder who they'll go after next :eek:

I may be talking poop, but doesn't Messi have a release clause of £85 million?

Mitch Connor

Boggles wrote: »

I may be talking poop, but doesn't Messi have a release clause of £85 million?

I don't think there is a chance in hell that Messi would consider leaving Barcelona. I did think Kaka could be turned, but I would be shocked if Messi was.

Boggles

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I don't think there is a chance in hell that Messi would consider leaving Barcelona. I did think Kaka could be turned, but I would be shocked if Messi was.

Your prob right.

One word thou, Figo.

Adamcp898

Boggles wrote: »

I may be talking poop, but doesn't Messi have a release clause of £85 million?

Like you I'm not sure but I think his release clause was bumped up in the last contract he signed.

Not that he'd ever go to City anyway, too many Brazilians :pac:

Boggles

Adamcp898 wrote: »

Like you I'm not sure but I think his release clause was bumped up in the last contract he signed.

Not that he'd ever go to City anyway, too many Brazilians :pac:

Haha

I don't know how that information is in my head, it could well be take from Football Manager 2005. :pac:

irishpartyboy

I don't think its surprising to be honest. No footballer with ambition or worth his salt, would sign for City from a Champions League winning side.

I think Robinho will be off in the summer also.

joe123

So will attention turn towards Villa maybe? There running out of world class players!

Headshot

joe123 wrote: »

So will attention turn towards Villa maybe? There running out of world class players!

valencia do need money but i dought villa will leave spain

Boggles

irishpartyboy wrote: »

I don't think its surprising to be honest. No footballer with ambition or worth his salt, would sign for City from a Champions League winning side.

I think Robinho will be off in the summer also.

Hughes really needs a couple of years to steady the ship, get them up to 5th - 6th before the world class would even consider joining.

joe123

irishpartyboy wrote: »

I don't think its surprising to be honest. No footballer with ambition or worth his salt, would sign for City from a Champions League winning side.

I think Robinho will be off in the summer also.

Robinho off in the summer?? I think thats a bit of a daft statement there to be honest.:cool::cool:

Boggles

joe123 wrote: »

Robinho off in the summer?? I think thats a bit of a daft statement there to be honest.:cool::cool:

I'm sure he has a relegation clause.

joe123

Boggles wrote: »

Hughes really needs a couple of years to steady the ship, get them up to 5th - 6th before the world class would even consider joining.

I can easily see them finishing 6th this season. There only lying in 10th is it at the min?

eagle eye

syngindub wrote: »

At last we can move on to discussing Ronaldo's move to Man City..phew

FYP;)

Shanotheslayer

Much respect for Kaka:)

Boggles

joe123 wrote: »

I can easily see them finishing 6th this season. There only lying in 10th is it at the min?

11th with a game in hand.

Not beyond the realms of possibilty that they could finish 6th your right.

Hull are 9th with a -13 goal difference.

LuckyLloyd

While it is good news for the other Premiership teams that Kaka rejected this offer, as far as I am concerned it just delays Man City's inevitable dominance. By bidding €120m for one player at a time of great stress and strain in the global financial environment, Man City's owners have demonstrated the abillity and intent to really shake it up in the transfer market over the coming years. Kaka may have decided that money isn't everything - but footballers who readily give up significant portions of their total income to religious and charitable organizations are a decidedly rare breed.

Be afraid.

Headshot

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

While it is good news for the other Premiership teams that Kaka rejected this offer, as far as I am concerned it just delays Man Citys inevitable dominance. By bidding €120m for one player at a time of great stress and strain in the global financial environment, Man City's owners have demonstrated the abillity and intent to really shake it up in the transfer market over the coming years. Kaka may have decided that money isn't everything - but footballers who readily give up significant portions of their total income to religious and charitable organizations are a decidedly rare breed.

Be afraid.

hey luckyLloyd

you were right after all :pac:

x in the city

Well, its a good thing for football IMO.

kAkA needs success, he wont get that at citeh and he is already with AC Milan, one of the finest institutions in the world!

So, its hardly surprising he snubbed em. Back to the panini sticker album lads.

Headshot

im looking forward to hearing from xavi

Savman

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Be afraid.

No way dude. They'll 'do a Man City' and make a balls of it somehow :D

/hides from Xavi6

String

Good PR stunt for kaka. He is going to gain so much respect from every football fan besides inter and manc

Xavi6

Fair play to Kaka. Not many players would be able to resist such an amount of money.

Obviously it's disappointing but at the same time it fills the fans with confidence that we are making moves in the right direction.

I've said it before - we need to walk before we can run. Robinho was a fluke signing due to circumstances. We're still improving the squad with acquisitions of Bridge and Bellamy. De Jong is also meant to be siging this week so it's not the end of the world. A top 6 finish is certainly a reasonable possibility.

It's time to get back on.

Savman

Actually, when you take the Kaka thing out of the equation, you can see some quality and some logic to the recent signings. Bridge, Bellamy, De Jong...maybe even RSC as a dark horse. That's the course City should stay on tbh, solid proven players.

They're still gonna pay wayyyy over the odds but at least it's not jumping into Glacticos prematurely.

cmcsoft

I don't begrudge city being capable of spending huge amounts of money to attract players but I'm glad that Kaka refused the move. It shows that money isn't the only thing that rules in football.

Savman

Agreed. Kaka = the man who saved football (until july).

Soby

Savman wrote: »

Agreed. Kaka = the man who saved football (until july).

Yup if that transfer had of happend it would have become the "Expected" fee nearly for players in a few years time..Id say Ferdinands move to Utd kinda set off this era of big money moves.Fair play to Kaka for rejecting it..Andy Gray's blog on it was intresting.Saying stuff like it probley woulda caused unrest in the dressing room..I mean if your any of the other city players would you really be happy with someone sitting beside you in the dressing room earning 500,000 a week while your on 30,40 ??

Boggles

I bet you large Sam is fuming, he slapped a 40 million price tag on Santa Cruz this evening.

LuckyLloyd

Soby wrote: »

Id say Ferdinands move to Utd kinda set off this era of big money moves

I wouldn't

Savman

Soby wrote: »

Saying stuff like it probley woulda caused unrest in the dressing room..I mean if your any of the other city players would you really be happy with someone sitting beside you in the dressing room earning 500,000 a week while your on 30,40 ??

Unrest?! There would have been blue murder (pun of the year).

~Rebel~

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I wouldn't

and before that;

Soby

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

I wouldn't

Sorry ye Ferdinand was the year after

Frisbee

I know not as ridiculous but a huge move at the time:

LuckyLloyd

Soby wrote: »

Sorry ye Ferdinand was the year after

And for less money!

Seaneh

I fu*king told you all!

I knew the second the match ended on saturday he wasn't going, hr looked happy to know he was staying rather than sad he knew he was leaving.

Kaká is already a Milan legend and in the over the next 8 years he will join the likes of Berasi, Maldini, Rivera and Costacurta.


Milan, Milan, Solo Con te,
Milan, Milan, Pre Sempre te!!!

Savman

Seaneh wrote: »

Milan, Milan, Solo Con te,
Milan, Milan, Pre Sempre te!!!

Huh? Speak american.