Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Kaka, Barry + other news

Kaka looks like he is on his way to Real Madrid! In perhaps one of the greatest returns ever seen in football, Florentino Perez, taking over as President once more, has managed to add Kaka to his list of captured Galacticos - this is the man who also broke the transfer records (and probably rules!) to sign Figo, Zidane, Beckham and Ronaldo! A reported fee of £65m will make the Brazilian trequartista the most valuable player in history, and may well call a halt to any chasing of Cristiano Ronaldo.

There is a chance that both Manchester City and Chelsea could steal in with a last-gasp bid, but neither club has the romance or history that the Madrid club offers. The move should trigger big moves in Serie A, with AC Milan looking to spend the money wisely to create a more youthful team. Robinho (unhappy at City), Nani and Anderson have all been linked to the Milan side.

Manchester United can be safe in the knowledge that Ji Sung Park and Nemanja Vidic are staying - both have come out in the Press to let the fans know - though it looks like Fraizer Campbell may be off to Hull City after a less-than-successful stint at Spurs. Having been knocked down the pecking order by the arrival of Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda, Campbell may be returning to the Tigers, where he enjoyed a great season two seasons ago, leading them to promotion.

Barcelona look set to add to their world conquering team with Cesc Fabregas soon set to trade passes with Iniesta and Xavi in the centre-circle, and Zlatan Ibrahimovich adding some guile and zest to the front-line, in place of Thierry Henry.

Daniel Sturridge is now out of contract at Manchester City, which has prompted them to try and secure the signature of Carlos Tevez before the week is out. Gareth Barry has already joined the club, in search of Champions League football, and a few more useful additions by Hughes should make next season very, very interesting.