Kaka has set his heart on a shock transfer to Chelsea, according
to his advisor.
A report this morning claims the FIFA World Player of the Year
was the subject of discussions between the Barclays Premier League
club and the Brazilian's current employers, AC Milan, this
week.
The Italians secured the signing of the 26-year-old's
international team-mate Ronaldinho on Wednesday despite their
well-publicised financial difficulties, and Kaka's personal
assistant Diogo Kotscho is adamant all parties involved now want
the deal to go through.
If it did, Kaka would be reunited with Blues manager Luiz Felipe
Scolari who handed him a Brazil debut in 2002 at the age of 20, and
then included him in the squad that went on to win the World Cup
that year.
'Real Madrid offered 90 million euros (£71million) last summer
and Milan did not even think about the bid,' Kotscho told The
Guardian.
'This time is different. This is the first time we feel that a
deal will definitely happen.
'Because of the situation Milan are in at the moment, the deal
is good for all parties involved.
'The move would represent a significant increase in Kaka's
salary, on top of the 10% transfer fee that goes straight to the
player anyway - some 15 million euros (£12million).
'Chelsea are the club to be at right now. They are building a
team to win everything.'
Any deal for arguably the planet's best player seems certain to
break the world record transfer fee of £46million set when Real
Madrid signed Zinedine Zidane from Juventus in 2001.