Kaka Rejects City

Good for football really. You've still got Bellamy though.

Nevermind. You got Bellamy, for £1.5million more than the MAXIMUM price we paid for Ashley Young. Toodles!

Very few people outside the Man City contingent will be anything but elated. You must perform better in order to get a player like Kaka. I really don't mean any disrespect, I swear.

Look guys I want tell you something, All player who joined to city from Serie A they did not succeed with us, George Weah, Bianchi DABO Garrido and Even Peter Reid when he returned, I think the best for us now is Ribery and I expect he will be better than Kaka In the style of play in the english premier .

Please don't go for Ribery, I was kind of hoping we might get him in the summer! Who is your no. 1 target now (and it better not be JT either!), will you try another huge one like Messi or aim more 'modest' like Ribery?

Ribery to Man City? Absolutely ridiculous. Ribery wants out of Bayern Munich because he feels they're slightly lacking what they need to win the CL, and let me remind you that Bayern are almost a sure thing for the quarterfinals. Citeh need to participate in the tournament in order to win it. I do agree he'd be great for the EPL, though.

I'm sure up untill a couple of hours ago Robinho was excited about playing along side Kaka now he has the honour of playing with Bellamy. I'm not trying to make fun but im sure Robinho is *****ed off right now. And 14 million for Bellamy WTF...Liverpool sold him for 7.5 a year ago.

Falastur - you could do worse and probably so could we! I'd rather keep him, I do rate him very highly, but if it meant that Mancienne stayed and got his chance, as I say it could work out well for all concerned. So £30m and he's yours then, yeah?

SpanishBlue, I think Sindbad's point is "how do we know Kaka rejected it?" I mean, there are two points to this argument: 1 - his father was invited to talks between the parties, which suggests some interest (or if you are cynical like me, that Kaka/his father were told to play along) but noone from Kaka's family has released any statement on the matter. Kaka has said that his heart is with AC Milan, but crucially he hasn't actually said that he was the one who turned City down. The second point is the way things happened. The newspapers reported as the meeting between the parties ended that an agreement had been reached, and that this was the stage where Kaka himself would take part in negotiations. Then minutes later, Berlusconi comes on TV to cancel the deal. And his first words were that Kaka is "unsellable" and that he can't go through with it. It was only after he came back a few minutes later to release a statement that he said Kaka was unwilling to move. Everything here points to Berlusconi being the one who interjected. I mean, if Kaka himself had pulled out, why did his father come out of the meeting making no objection to the claims that the deal was ready to be made, and why was it Berlusconi who cancelled the deal, followed swiftly by City saying they did? It smacks of a Berlusconi mock-up, and City trying to save face.

My thoughts are on where we go now. Personally, I think that ADUG played their hand too early. They're stuck now - Kaka's rejection will provide a powerful argument for other big players who aren't sure whether City are worth it, meaning we may struggle to sign anyone above the level or RSC or say, Arshavin. On the other hand, ADUG have shown that they're desperate to infuse world class into the squad, and this has already unsettled the squad. I don't see how we could get away with not making another bid for a big player this transfer window - our reputation is already shattered and without a radical overhaul in summer, that window may not bring in many players either. Unless we sign a top player in the next couple of weeks - and for a maximum of £50m and Robinho-level wages - then I'm worried we might face a big old hiccup in our plans for the future.

Thank god the saga is over. We have been taken for a ride by an unpopular dodgey italian politician looking for some popularity. If Kaka was not interested he has had a week to inform City of that fact and stop Cooke and his father wasting their time and ours. It is all a bit strange. Nethertheless, we were minutes from signing ACMilans best player (who has only won 1 league and CL in 6 yrs in Italy). Hardly a Messi in terms of impact but would have been good at attracting others. We should go for a young and better version of Kaka (at the same age according to Brazilian media) and current Brazilian player of the year - Hernanes at 25M if that. Arshavin to cover injured Petrov for 18M. A world class centre back to replace Dunne. David Villa now or Eto'o/Benzema in the summer! I think that will cover all of our disappointments. As for the comments on Bellamy, I am just trying to see him as a replacement for Vassell (it is easier to cope with as I now have to cheer him on). Hopes and disappointments it is part of being a hincha of the rollercoaster that is Man City. Best headline of the morning, "City Stabbed In The Kak!"

Give us Toure and I'll consider it ;)

you never know, it could be that he is staying during the january window but is still coming in the summer

The idea that we throw our hat into the right for any player anyone mentions is 99% the media making up stories to sell papers. It's a bit unfair to blame us for what the media claims we've done. Unless confirmed officially, anything the press says should either be ignored or treated with a pinch of salt.

We move on.

Whatever happened in Milan or didnt happen, this is good for football!

eightsin: you are right Maradona did say that. Aguero is better than Robinho in my opinion and Argentinians are always less trouble. Maradona did stress Atletico would take a deal in the summer in the original spanish version of the interview. Atletico are desperate for cash and have spoken just last week about trying to get Arabian finance from Dubai/Abu Dhabi (missed the boat) for naming of their unbuilt stadia, commercial opportunities near the ground etc. Basically they need finance and for less than a Kaka we could get a longterm commercial partnership agreement with them and take Aguero now. Though he is quoted as being a Utd fan and wanting to stay at Atletico. Lets hope Gary Cooke sharpens his negotiating skills and knowledge of gen footballing environment. Hernanes is the best thing in Brazil and Barcelona have bid for him twice but below 25M and will prob do so again in the summer. If he's good enough to improve their midfield....

I don't think anyone's laughing at Citeh here, with the financial muscle you have you have every right to go for Kaka who wouldn't in that situation? But while it's true Berlusconi has played this nicely to his own ends, it should also be pointed out that ADUG were also looking for some publicity here, this was a statement of intent and an attempt at a marquee signing when, really, in the area of the pitch Kaka operates, you're pretty well sorted for now (though no doubt Kaka would have improved it). If ADUG were serious football men and not playboys showing the world what's between their legs, they'd have gone for a couple of world class centre halves.

Here's how to spend your £100mil..Drogba, Ballack, Deco, Cudicini, Malouda, Kalou and Alex. Come on City, don't be tight ;-)

Why would Kaka play in a team near the bottom of the table? I knew that deal wasn't going through.Robinho Came because he had acted like a little girl and cried his way to Chelsea.. then Madrid said the only way out was Citeh and then he had no choice. I bet Robinho will leave you guys soon and all your avrage signings like Bellamy won't get you a CL spot. Be sure of it. I will walk on water before you guys will win the league or the CL.

lol City Girl Arshavin as back up? Etoo/Benzema or Villa ...........pure jokes afta all everybody wants to play for Citeh even if it's just a bit part player

Maybe we can now get on with doing things without the eyes and the ears of the world peeking through the curtains. While I am disappointed that it did not happen I would like the media to move onto other things and let us get back to building the team.