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Kaka may contemplate joining Man City next season

The birth of a new footballing power and Robinho's �160,000-a-week pay-cheque has not been lost on Kaka, Fifa's current World Player of the Year. -ST

Mon, Sep 08, 2008
The Straits Times

LONDON: Kaka, the world's No1 footballer, will consider joining Manchester City next season if the English Premier League football club get into the Champions League.

And even Manchester United admitted they would have to consider selling Cristiano Ronaldo, if City live up to their boast of wanting to pay ?135 million (S$353.7 million) for the winger.

Since businessman Sulaiman Al-Fahim and members of Abu Dhabi's ruling family agreed to take over City, the talk has been of fantasy football at what is now the richest club in the world.


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