Since the takeover by Dr Sulaiman al Fahim, Manchester
City, now armed with a seemingly limitless transfer budget, have
been linked with a host of big money signings.
Mark Hughes’ side have already signed Chelsea-target Robinho and
may also now be considering Kaka, who also was linked with a move
to Stamford Bridge all summer, but remains with AC Milan.
Speaking to The Observer, Diogo Kotscho Kaka’s
representative, did however admit that Manchester City may not be
the Brazilian’s first choice. He said: ‘Kaka would prefer a club
like Chelsea, Real Madrid or Milan, but we never know.”
However, Kotscho did speculate that with a new ownership in
place and with Robinho already signed up at Eastlands, the club
were certainly moving if the right direction if they wanted to
attract the top players. He explained: “I think Manchester City are
headed in the right direction, but they have big work to do. It's
no easy thing to reach the same level as the biggest clubs in the
world, and it's not just about money - you have to spend it
properly and build a great team. In two or three years they can be
there if they do the right things.”
Should Kaka decide to swap Milan for Manchester he would join
fellow Brazilians Elano and Jo as well as Robinho at Eastlands.
However, Kotscho admitted that City would need to strengthen
considerably and qualify for the Champions League if they seriously
wanted to attract the best players in the world to Eastlands.
“This season Manchester City do not have a team to win the
Champions League. Maybe next season they can get into that
competition - they have the prospects to be good enough,” explained
Kotscho before concluding, “What they need to have is a big project
to win the Premier League and the Champions League. It's not just
about Kaká, they will only get the very best players if they attain
this level. It was the same with Chelsea a few years ago - they had
to prove themselves too.”
