Kaka: 'I wanted to stay with Milan'
Monday 8 June, 2009
Kaka explained he wanted to stay with Milan, but his move to Real Madrid was “in everybody’s interests during the global economic crisis.”
Milan had said they would be willing to sell their Ballon d’Or winner after making losses of £60m this season – roughly the same amount Real are paying to sign Kaka.
“I wanted to stay on at Milan, but the global economic crisis has affected many clubs, especially those like Milan that run as a business,” he told Jornal Nacional.
“I spoke with the directors and we agreed that the transfer would be in everybody’s interests at this moment in time.”
The Rossoneri had also agreed to sell Kaka to Manchester City for a figure rumoured to be around £100m in January, but the player had turned it down.
Real Madrid President Florentino Perez insists Kaka will wear the number 5 jersey once held by Zinedine Zidane, but the Brazilian is not so sure.
“That would be a big responsibility. Zidane was an excellent player, both for Real Madrid and France, so I would not like to wear his same number. We should wait a little longer before picking a number.”
Football Italia
What a cocksucker.
