Chelsea have been consistently linked with a move for the
European and World Footballer of the Year over the last few years,
and this summer have been consistently linked with a mega-money bid
for the star.
In July it was reported that Chelsea had made a €100m offer for
Kaka. The next day Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani confirmed
that the club had rejected a “conspicuous” offer from Chelsea but
wouldn’t reveal a figure, before adding that Kaka was not for sale
at any price.
Chelsea's chief executive Peter Kenyon then refuted talk of a bid
for Kaka, but this didn’t stop the press reporting that the
Londoners were set to make a huge €150m bid for the
midfielder.
Eventually the speculation died down, but last week there were
fresh reports in the English and Italian press that Milan may
consider selling Kaka to Chelsea next summer for a world record
fee.
The Daily Star is today reporting that this is indeed true, and
that the Rossoneri will release their star man if Chelsea table a
bid of £80m, or €102m.
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari is said to prefer the signing
of Real Madrid star Robinho, but if this is not possible he
certainly won’t turn down the chance of working with Kaka, who he
coached for Brazil during their victorious 2002 World Cup campaign
in Korea and Japan.