In the clear: Kaka won't be kept against his will
at Milan
AC Milan will not stand in the way if Kaka wants to
join
Manchester
United in the summer. Club owner Silvio
Berlusconi hopes to persuade the brilliant Brazilian to stay at the
San Siro, but insisted it was not the club's style to hold on to
players against their will.
Sportsmail understands
that United see Kaka as the ideal signing should Cristiano Ronaldo
leave for Real Madrid in the summer and they are preparing to open
the bidding at about the £50million mark.
Milan accepted a £100m bid from
Manchester City in January before the player rejected a
move to Eastlands and Berlusconi is sure his 27-year-old is still
commited to the Rossoneri.
'Will Kaka stay? I hope so,' Berlusconi, the Italian prime
minister, told an Italian TV station. 'You have all seen how we
behave at Milan, we do not have the attitude of forcing our will on
players.
'Those who stay are happy to remain with us. When
(Andriy) Shevchenko told us he wanted to play in England, and
everyone knows how much we all loved him here, we didn’t feel it
was right to say no. His was a strong desire, repeated to us
often.'
Intermediaries of the Premier League champions will meet Milan
in the next week to discuss figures and the possibility of luring
the brilliant playmaker to Old Trafford.
Sportsmail revealed
last month that Real Madrid are convinced they can finally strike a
£75million deal for Portugal winger Ronaldo, 24.
Madrid are also keen on Kaka, but are unlikely to sign him and
the FIFA World Player of the Year. Chelsea have also maintained an interest
in the former Sao Paulo star, who has indicated in the past that he
intends to test himself in the Barclays Premier League before the
end of his career.
Although he snubbed a lucrative move to City in January, there
are suggestions that he has become unsettled by Milan's decision to
accept a bid for him.
There are also concerns that Milan have not replaced their
ageing stars and he recently pleaded in vain for the club to sign
Steven Gerrard from
Liverpool.