A Saturday morning report said the Blues are set to sign the Milan playmaker Kaka for a world-record 100m Euros (£79.3m) after discussions took place this week.
Reports say Brazilian playmaker Kaka is England-bound as Chelsea are ready to clinch a record transfer deal with Milan
MUMBAI: Have Chelsea zeroed in on Kaka? Seems so if one were to go by reports in English mdia. A Saturday morning report said the Blues are set to sign the Milan playmaker Kaka for a world-record 100m Euros (£79.3m) after discussions took place this week.
All three parties — AC Milan, Chelsea and the Brazil international — keen for a deal to go through.
Sources at Stamford Bridge have confirmed to The Guardian that Chelsea are targeting the 26-year-old and it is understood that Milan are inclined to accept a bid of 100m Euros tabled this week.
Kaka, it is learnt, was initially reluctant to depart. But he now believes the transfer, which would smash the record of £46m Real Madrid paid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001, is in everyone’s interests.
A key reason for the Brazilian’s interest for the English club is the presence of Luiz Felipe Scolari, a former Brazilian coach under whom Kaka had his international debut. His contract does not expire until 2012 but he is eager to play for Scolari, who gave him his first break against Bolivia in 2002 and included him in Brazil squad for that year’s World Cup finals despite him being only 20 years old. The current world and European player of the year also believes Chelsea are the most attractive destination in European football.
The report said Chelsea sent a representative to Milan this week to present a bid to the Italian club. Far from rejecting the offer out of hand as is normal practice and as they did with approaches from Real Madrid last summer, Milan sent a delegation to London and negotiations have continued.
Discussions have also taken place with the player’s camp over personal terms, with Kaka, who has scored 22 goals in 59 games for his country, set to earn a significant rise on his salary as well as a 15m euro signing-on fee.
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