Friday, April 18, 2008
Chelsea eye £50m bid for Brazilian superstar Kaka
Chelsea are confident of landing Brazilian superstar Kaka in a £50million deal from AC Milan.
The Blues are ready to move after the Italian club agreed a £22m fee to sign Ronaldinho from Barcelona.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and manager Avram Grant believe Kaka can be the hallmark signing of their planned £100m summer spending spree.
And Milan's willingness to pull out all the stops to bring Ronaldinho to the club has put the Blues on high alert that a bid for the player who turns 26 on Tuesday would be successful.
Chelsea feel it will be easier to prise Kaka away from Milan than to persuade Barca to part with their other top target Lionel Messi.
Ronaldinho is ready to agree a £200,000-a-week five-year deal to move from the Nou Camp - making the Brazilian the highest-paid player in the world.
But while Milan owner and newly re-elected Italian President Silvio Berlusconi has pushed the deal, Chelsea feel he will need to find a way of balancing the books.
Milan already have Ronaldo and Brazilian teenage sensation Pato in their squad and Abramovich will use his strong links with the club, through the signing of want away Andriy Shevchenko, to clinch the deal.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are in serious danger of missing out on Champions League qualification for next season.
Chelsea are confident of landing Brazilian superstar Kaka in a £50million deal from AC Milan.
The Blues are ready to move after the Italian club agreed a £22m fee to sign Ronaldinho from Barcelona.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and manager Avram Grant believe Kaka can be the hallmark signing of their planned £100m summer spending spree.
And Milan's willingness to pull out all the stops to bring Ronaldinho to the club has put the Blues on high alert that a bid for the player who turns 26 on Tuesday would be successful.
Chelsea feel it will be easier to prise Kaka away from Milan than to persuade Barca to part with their other top target Lionel Messi.
Ronaldinho is ready to agree a £200,000-a-week five-year deal to move from the Nou Camp - making the Brazilian the highest-paid player in the world.
But while Milan owner and newly re-elected Italian President Silvio Berlusconi has pushed the deal, Chelsea feel he will need to find a way of balancing the books.
Milan already have Ronaldo and Brazilian teenage sensation Pato in their squad and Abramovich will use his strong links with the club, through the signing of want away Andriy Shevchenko, to clinch the deal.
Carlo Ancelotti's side are in serious danger of missing out on Champions League qualification for next season.
(SOURCE : The Mirror)
