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breaking news on ssn. Man city open talks with Ac Milan over signing Kaka.

Nee fucking way.

Poor old Stephen Ireland, best player in the team this season and he'll be benched now.

They'll still get kicked around by Bolton and the like, a midfield of Wright Phillips, Elano, Kaka and Petrov with Robinho up front will get hammered, especially when the defense is Dunne and Richards, who are competing for the "what the hell did they do in the summer that ruined them that much?" award.

Hahaha, stupid talk of 100 million Euros.

It't not going to happen is it.

opening talks that i assume will go along the lines of:

acmilan- we want £50million
man city- fuck off

i have said all along they need a top class centreback as dunne is pretty shoddy

Also Micah Richards has been awful this season. made a bit of a mistake of putting him in my dream team.

If this transfer happens I will track down and eat that donkey in Yeovil red's avatar.

I dont think its as out of the question as people are making out.City have the money to make it happen.

and hands off my Donkey!

500k a week!! :eek:

So is citys owners dream to have the brazilian national team playing for man city?

Problem with Micah Richards is the MOTD "experts" hailed him as some sort of english wonder kid, as they seem to do with a lot of youngsters in the premiership.  I can't watch MOTD that often as it winds me up.  When City were "flying" at the top of the Premiership last season Hansen, Shearer et al were all saying how wonderful City and Sven were.   Load of bs, they'd beaten average teams and in the long run the cream rose to the top whilst the average tailed off.

Richards is a good player don't get me wrong it's just the MOTD guests definitely subscribe to the sensationalist type of media reporting.

I had an imaginary friend called KaKa when I was little!

Why does that not suprise me ?

 :D

my dad decided to tell everyone on the minibus in Cheltenham once  :-[

I had two imanginary friends actually - the other one was called Dallas  :-[

It's more obsene than the t'interweb sites I stumbled across last night.


I also feel the need to silently Kakakaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa in my head every time the small Brazilian is mentioned.

I actually think he is overated. Saw him at wembley he was average and has done when i have seen him. They should try signing someone like that senna and a defender

Would he want to play for a Championship side though or a team not in Europe?

For the money he would be paid I would say so

Kaka's agent says he would not go to Manchester City purely for the money. "He would never do something like Robinho, who, just to earn more, contented himself with a solution that was not a winning one," said Diogo Kotscho. (Corriere dello Sport, 1200 GMT)

if correctly quoted that's how to get off on the wrong foot...

assuming he goes there n all that

That in itself is obscene, but in todays financial climate with people losing their jobs left, right and centre, frankly it makes a mockery of football at the highest level. Ridiculous and I hope he doesn't go there.

Kaka has said he wont go as long as Milan want him, but if Milan accept a bid then he would go as Milan would want him to leave. Offering £100m surely would be accepted and Kaka will join City, depends if they have the balls to pay all that on 1 player

He isn't going to Man City seeing where they are in the league, and Milan have to think that if they do accept a ridiculous bid from City it'll just inflate prices for players they'd like to buy and the consequences will continue for other clubs. All in all, fuck off Man City.

They'll end up getting Bellamy for near £20 million or something, along with Parker for another overpriced sum and still struggle because thats not what they need. Like its been said they need experienced players who will steady the ship. Get the foundations right then buy Kaka, Messi, Cureton etc

Money rules. You watch milan sell him then buy out beckhams contract.

100M, 500 fucking k a week. To coin a Paul Davis phrase are Man City's owners trying to win a dick waving contest with the rest of world football?

I can't see this size deal ever coming off.

Apparently to his agent, if AC Milan are willing to sell then kaka is willing to talk...

This shouldn't be allowed to happen... it's bad news.

It shouldnt be allowed to happen! Just to put it into context. The money being talked about for Kaka would build a brand new hospital and the wages he would earn in 1 week would pay for around 22 nurses for a whole year!

To be honest Dan, I don't think Kaka is interested in building a hospital or paying for 22 nurses for a week, what would he do with them?  I should imagine he'll just get paid into his offshore registered company, pay little to no tax and get richer by the second.

You really need to think before you type sometimes fella.

Im not saying he cares, im just trying to put it into context how fucked up the whole thing is! how can anyone be worth that much money! Just seems like such a waste of money and a whole lot of greed!

This is true. but it dosnt really have anything to do with kaka or football.

Millions of people have the potential to be a nurse.  Only a handful of people on the planet have the footballing ability of Kaka.  its supply and demand.

Bloody hell Dan I think you miss understood the tone of my reply.  No worries.

like i said in my previous post, im putting the figure into context! its crazy money and if im honest makes me feel pretty uncomfortable

no i get you mate :)

Football is going down the pan with too much greed.
Kaka, with a name like that he should be playing for us.

Milan currently considering a £107m bid  :eek: :eek: :eek:

Offer accepted player given persmission to talk to City.

Ridiculous.

if he goes, i will lose respect for him as a player. you won't play champions league football if you go Kaka.

Milan want him to go, they have accepted the bid, why stay where u are not wanted? i for 1 just want him in the premier league cos hes a world class player, couldnt care less about the transfer fee or if he gets 400k a week, fair play i wouldnt turn it down either!!

I don't think Milan want him to go necessarily, it's just it's far too much money to turn down.  Don't think it makes him doubt Meeeelan's desire to keep him at the San Siro.

Wow! This is well exciting. I hope they sign Messi as well, then all the best players in the world will be in England :)

Messi is by far my favourite player at the moment, the lad is a genius. 

Kaka will be a flop

I agree drs. I think city might implode a few years down the line.

And one week of your wages would probably employee 22 sweatshop workers in the Far East for a whole year.

It wasn't until all this business started that I realised that I've barely seen Kaka play! Is he really that good? I doubt it, I still find it hard to justify paying a million pounds for a footballer let alone one hundred million!

£100million eh... everytime I read that I think of....

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Ha nice spin there si :)

Ha Ha Rich me too!!

am i right in thinking a proportion of his wages goes to the church? due to how religious he is? If so im suprised the pope hasnt driven him to Manchester already...

They were saying on SSN last night that he wasn't motivated by the money because he's a very religous person. Yeah, he might not be, but his agent certainly is.

Religious or not, anyone offered £500k a week (allegedly) are going to listen.

bloody right. but think of the tax the british economy will receive through this!!!

I know it's easy to say but he's obviously going for the money. It's what drives modern day footballers and makes the game a fucking joke sometimes

Will it not be paid offshore or something?

Non-domiciled foreign nationals actually pay less than 10% in tax.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2116217.ece

imagine if he went there and first game he broke a leg! mental!

what a fucking joke.

typical of this shithole country

What are the odds on them signing Kaka and then getting relegated. Not that Kaka would play in the championship I suppose.

tax paid by non-doms is pretty much the same the world over - the main thing is that he will be spending is 500grand a week over here on all the things we manufacture and services we provide... oh, hang on a mo...

SSN are reporting 300-350k a week is on the table for him. Bloody stupid money!

Employers still have to pay NI at 12.8% though

If you don't like it, fuck off to whatever country you think is better.

Post of the year so far

Cheers. It's probably the most eloquent, thought out post I've ever made.

His price is going up all the time - £108 billion according to the headline in the Glasgow Herald!

http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/news/display.var.2482295.0.Sir_Alex_Ferguson_shocked_by_Man_City_108bn_Kaka_bid.php

(bet they change it before anyone clicks on it)

Got a medical at the club tomorrow.

I said it would never happen. I was wrong then. Again.

Source? could not see on sky sports or bbc websites.

Mentioned it on MOTD2

So he's meeting with Berlusconi in Milan, Garry Cook in Milan and having a medical, presumably at Eastlands. Busy day.

That was Bellamy not Kaka.

Was it? Maybe i dreamt it then??

Yep, defintly bellamy for far too much money.  MOTD2 was fairly boring though so no shame in being asleep.

On the Kaka deal, it's going to cost upwards of £27m in agent's fees...Scandalous !!!

I still think it should be the responsibility of the player to pay his agent... they employ the agent to enter negotiations, so they should pay their fees.

If a player requests a move then i agree but if he dont request a move he should not have to pay the agent.

Thankfully Kaka has turned down city.

Sauce (sic)?

the beeb.

Time will tell....

I still think there will be another twist in this saga.

Good.

This was never gonna happen,surely?

Man City will continue to only attract big club rejects, Bundesliga players and the Craig Bellamy's of the world until they achieve something.

Why on earth they bough Bellamy is beyond me.  To pay a reported £14m,  they must have more money than sense.Oh. Really though, if they were confident of getting great players then they wouldn't have signed him

You can see why they'd want Kaka - other top players may sit up and take note.

See this doesn't make sense.

Maybe the penny dropped and they realised he is no better than messi,gerrard,ronaldo,torres and lampard.

Or maybe Kaka realised success is more important than money.

Someone on 606 last night said that Man City ticket prices are going to be slashed next season and that the mega rich owners are building hotels and a kit manufacturing plant in the vicinty of the ground.Sounds to me like they are putting their money into the community as well as paying big money for players.Gotta be a good  thing really.

I'm supporting City instead of Swindon from now on ..our kid.

Bellamy's fucking quality.

Meh!

His attitude as much as anything, I like a good wanker. Like a rich mans Christian Roberts.

Here's the dialogue between Man City and
Kaka. Unfortunately it only has the script
from the City end:


"Hello, is that Kaka? How do you fancy
becoming the supply line to Craig Bellamy
and Darius Vassell this winter?

"No, your fellow countryman doesn't like the
cold and will be out until mid April - but
you will play alongside Stephen Ireland"

"No, Kaka, Ireland is a person not a
country"

"yes, I fully appreciate that he is not
Ronaldinho, Pirlo or even Beckham but many
fans have him in their fantasy football"

"I know you are currently the richest man in
Italy but we can double it!"

"erm, well, we have had a bit of a slide
recently and we are currently 15th"

"erm, out of 20...... but Mark Hughes once
won the double for our neighbours"

"Hughes"

"Ex Blackburn boss"

"Blackburn, Blackburn Rovers"

"No, Blackburn......Black.....Burn"

"HUGHES man, HUGHES!!!"

"He once scored a good goal against Spain"

"No, thats Gerry Armstrong..... anyway, are
you coming or not?"

"Usually about two thirds full but if we
play a big team its really rocks"

"yes I know, but we dont even have a car
park cos all the fans walk to the ground
they are so local"

"Relevance? well, I suppose its all they
have to brag about whether its true or not"

"Only the one to be fair but its called
'blue moon' you will love it"

"Blue"

"yes, definitely blue, always has been"

"No, no, no, they are in Trafford"

"yes they are, steeped in it in fact but
what good is history to you my ambitious
friend?"

"erm, 1976 I think"

"it was the er, the er League cup if memory
serves me right"

"Well, the plan was to get in the top 4 this
season and then....."

"yes, I realise that but....."

"Aston Villa? Whats it got to do with them?"

"Yes, I know but we have been down this
history route already"

"How the heck does a Brazilian playing in
Italy know about Nottingham Forest?"

"Yes, yes, and Leeds United also made a
final but you are missing my point, this is
all about the future"

"Give me strength......HUGHES!!!!"

"yes I know he did and he was a legend there
but he is a changed man"

"forget them, they are falling apart"

"But all those trophies were won last year!
They have won nothing in 2009"

"I have told you.... 1976!!!!"

"How the heck does a Brazilian playing in
Italy know that Virginia Wade has won
Wimbledon since then?"

"Yes she probably is in her 60's"

"I dont know, probably about 18 league
titles, 3 European cups and countless
domestic cups what has that got to do with
it?"

"76,000 why?"

"yes, every game, even minor cups I suppose,
but where is this getting us?"

"Yes, the league cup is considered a minor
cup over here why?"

"I know, I know, I know, ok perhaps they won
the FA Cup in 1970 or something does it
really matter?"

"look, Kaka, we will treble whatever you are
on now, buy you a mansion in Alderley Edge
and give you a helicopter for your front
lawn....are you joining us?"

"NO!, its owned by the council - what has
the ground got to do with anything"

"well, officially its the city of manchester
stadium but most people call it Eastlands"

"EAST!, not Waste"

"You will be adored there"

"No, not there, here I meant"

"No, thats Old Trafford, I meant adored here
at Waste....erm, Eastlands"

"Anderson??? what does he know?"

"Ok I hear what you say, but other than
Pride, Ambition, Achievement, History,
Passion and a large car park - what can they
offer you?"

"what do you mean no credit left in your
phone.....I phoned you"

"Hello, Mr Kaka,...... Mr Kaka are you
there?............................"

Thank god for sanity he turned them down - put the money grabbing English/Premier League players who play here for the money only to shame. Robinho has walked and out flown back to Brazil oh dear :bye:

:)

He was a poor mans Robbie Keane until recently, but Man City seem to have given him parity on that front.


Me too.

Blue Spoon, I saw you standing alone, without brekkie in my tum, without a dish of my own. I'll fit right in with the nuvo-City fan.

I must get something to eat now though.

Shame that he turned them down, how boring. Hopefully they will put in a huge bid for someone else.

They can have Pook for a snip at £20 million.

BRAZILLIAN superstar Kaká has called off a move to Manchester after his agent finally said the word 'city'.

The AC Milan striker was furious claiming he had been duped into believing he was going to sign for a proper football team that had won a major trophy since he was born.

Kaká said last night: "My agent called last week and said that Manchester were interested in me. I was so excited at the thought of all those great players, the traditions, the best coach in the world, and of course Gemma Atkinson's magnificent charlies.

"I packed an overnight bag and we went to the airport, but as we were walking through the terminal my agent turned to me and said 'oh, in case I didn't mention, it's Manchester City.

"I stopped dead in my tracks and said, 'are you having a laugh? Seriously, is this some big fecking joke?'.

"He said to me, 'don't worry, they're a really big club with loads of money. And then there's Mark Hughes'.

"I said, 'I already play for a really big club, I've got loads of money and what, in the name of God, is a 'Mark Hughes'?'"

He added: "I walked away shouting, 'go and get me a proper deal from a proper English club that does not include the word 'city'. No Hulls, no Birminghams, and no fecking Stokes!'"

Manchester City said last night they still hoped to complete the deal if they can persuade Cristiano Ronaldo to sign for the club and act as Kaká's butler.

Why does kaka talk like he's Irish?

City truly are a laughing stock. Got Bellamy but Kaka said no and robinho's done a runner :)

I'm not really sure that not getting kaka and signing Bellamy (who might be a cunt but he's good when fit) makes them more of a laughing stock than spurs, who couldnt even sign bellamy

Only because West Ham wouldn't sell to them.

nothing to do with being outbid by city then?

Rumour has it there was a gentlemans pact between Redknapp and Hughes.

If Hughes didnt bid for Palacios, Redknapp wouldnt bid for Bellamy etc.

Either that or the wife swapping went wrong

Why would being outbid by a club bankrolled by some of the richest people in the world make you a laughing stock. What a bizarre thing to say.

You are right, managing to get one of the more talented/expensive teams to the bottom of the Premier League below such stellar squads as Stoke's was far more likely to fit that bill for Spurs.

Spurs are ahead of Stoke though.

Bellamy would have never of gone to Spurs anyway.