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Kaka: Real Madrid Have History, Manchester City Do Not
The Brazilian ace has shed more light on why he knocked back the Citizens in January...
28-Jun-2009 10:55:01 AM
Kaka has revealed that the key reason he chose Real Madrid over Manchester City was the greater security and history that the Spanish giants offered.
The Sky Blues came close to signing the superstar playmaker from Milan in the winter trade period, but the deal ultimately fell through and he remained with the Rossoneri.
However, the former FIFA World Player of the Year has since swapped San Siro for the Santiago Bernabeu, where he will line up alongside Cristiano Ronaldo as part of Florentino Perez's new Galacticos next term.
And Kaka has now revealed that his doubts over the long-term viability of mega-rich City's business model were what kept him from moving to Eastlands.
"I was very flattered by Manchester City's interest in January but it is just a project at the moment. And with projects sometimes you don't know how long the investment will be there for," he said in the News of the World.
"Lots of smaller clubs have periods of spending big money. But suddenly the investment stops when the owner decides to do something else. Or sometimes it stops because of other reasons like a failing economy.
"Things can be great one moment and not so great the next moment. The organisation can collapse like a pack of playing cards. I felt the time was right for a change and Real Madrid is the club for me.
"It is not about a difference of quality between La Liga and the Premier League. Real will always be a big club. Nobody can take away their history and their nine European Cups."
Mike Maguire, Goal.com
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The Sky Blues came close to signing the superstar playmaker from Milan in the winter trade period, but the deal ultimately fell through and he remained with the Rossoneri.
However, the former FIFA World Player of the Year has since swapped San Siro for the Santiago Bernabeu, where he will line up alongside Cristiano Ronaldo as part of Florentino Perez's new Galacticos next term.
And Kaka has now revealed that his doubts over the long-term viability of mega-rich City's business model were what kept him from moving to Eastlands.
"I was very flattered by Manchester City's interest in January but it is just a project at the moment. And with projects sometimes you don't know how long the investment will be there for," he said in the News of the World.
"Lots of smaller clubs have periods of spending big money. But suddenly the investment stops when the owner decides to do something else. Or sometimes it stops because of other reasons like a failing economy.
"Things can be great one moment and not so great the next moment. The organisation can collapse like a pack of playing cards. I felt the time was right for a change and Real Madrid is the club for me.
"It is not about a difference of quality between La Liga and the Premier League. Real will always be a big club. Nobody can take away their history and their nine European Cups."
Mike Maguire, Goal.com
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