Manchester City offer GBP 100m for Milan’s Kaka

Will Kaka make the world-record transfer from Milan to Man City?

When Manchester City were taken over on the first of September by the Emirate based Abu Dhabi group, it sent a shockwave through the Premier League and many believed that it would lead to the men of Eastlands becoming a powerhouse in England in a relatively short period of time.  Within 24 hours of the takeover, Man City had landed coveted Real Madrid youngster Robinho in a British record transfer.  Even though they were unable to steal to be Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov, there was no doubt that City had made a statement and it would be the first of many.

The day the summer transfer period ended, the rumours began about who City would go after in January, but with the struggling economy along with the fact that City weren’t currently playing in the Champion’s League, many questioned whether their newly found wealth would be able to lure big name players to Eastlands.  The likes of Buffon, Senna, Santa Cruz, Kaka, and even the great Ronaldo were all mentioned as possible January pickups for City, but few rumours seemed to have much steam until today.

Reports from several of the papers in England have City offering Milan an ASTOUNDING GBP 100m for their best player and former FIFA Player of the Year Kaka.  The Brazilian is indeed commonly acknowledged as biggest impact player currently playing in Serie A, but it seems like this deal may be too good to pass up.  Everyone knows how hard it is to depart with a guy like Kaka who seems almost irreplaceable, but with the reported amount City are offering it would almost seem stupid to not take the deal.

I may be wrong, but everyone knows one player doesn’t make a team and Milan could directly reinvest the cash right back into the club, which isn’t exactly lighting Italy or the UEFA Cup on fire this year.  Milan could bring at least three solid, well-known stars into the San Siro and strengthen their squad so they could maybe compete with the likes of Inter and Juventes this year in Italy.  It would allow the extremely talented teenager Pato to step into a bigger role and Milan could maybe bring in a veteran striker to help refine the Brazilian progidy.

Milan needs to think towards the future, as Inter appear to have Serie A pretty locked up currently and this deal could be exactly what they need to build a European heavyweight.  It may have negative side effects early, but if they could get into the Champion’s League next year, their newly rebuffed squad would have to be one of the favorites.  But like I said before, maybe I’m way off on this one from Milan’s point of view.

Now before I get to Manchester City and how this deal could affect them, I’d like to put the significance of this deal into perspective.  If the rumoured price is correct, it would more than DOUBLE the currently all-time record which was for Zidane in 2001 payed by Real Madrid.  It’s hard to believe it’s been so long since the transfer record was broken, but with City’s new owners, most would be shocked if they didn’t beat that number several times in the upcoming months. 

So once the shock would run off and Kaka would arrive at Eastlands, it leads to ask how will he affect the Eastlands outfit who look to be in a possible relegation battle?  He would inject a sense of creativity and loads of skill into the club which already has Robinho injected similar tools and City’s attacking midfield would look almost unstoppable to any club in the Premier League.  Kaka is a leader and despite the price-tag of 100million always following him around it would appear that he could be able to make the transition smoothly and have an immediate impact for City.

It can be extremely tough to predict how any given player will respond to the new surroundings in a new country, but Kaka appears ready to step into England.  His presence at Eastlands would likely bring in more big names as City look to pull a Chelsea and buy their title.  Money is power no matter where you are and with the possibility of playing of the best league in the world, along with one of the best players, stars from all over Europe may find themselves lured to Manchester City much to the dismay of the red side of Manchester. 

With this deal still pending all of this is just speculation and banter, but that’s what’s great about football, isn’t it?  Kaka coming to England would make the Premier League better and would bring more competition into a league which at times lacks parity.  I feel Milan would be stupid not to take the money and make good use of it as they look to rebuild a team which can compete in Europe’s biggest club tournament on a annual basis.  The deal really wouldn’t be a bad piece of business for the Citizens either as they have no lack of funds and are looking to build a club to compete next year at the top of the Premier League table…

So what are your thoughts? Would you take the deal if you were Milan? Do you think Milan will take this ridiculous amount of money? How would Kaka adapt to the English game and could he help City become the next Chelsea?

All of these questions will be answered in the upcoming days, months, and even years and the saga adds more fuel to the fire that is the English Transfer System…

By RJ Sepich