KAKA: QUALIFICATION CAN HELP TO BUILD ‘SUPER TEAM’
KAKA: No regrets about rejecting City
KAKA, the superstar who snubbed Manchester City, believes tonight’s game is the gateway to glory for the winners.
The money and prestige of the Champions League will mean that City, and Tottenham, will have the opportunity to buy some of the best players in the world.
Kaka turned down City’s audacious £100million approach 18 months ago, then left AC Milan for Real Madrid in the summer. But now he thinks players of the calibre of Fernando Torres, Gianluigi Buffon, Sergio Aguero and Maicon will be interested in joining either club.
“The match between City and Spurs is so much more important than three points,” he said. “If City win it they can start their journey to becoming a super club.
“I have said that you couldn’t buy history but if City start qualifying for the Champions League, they can start creating their own history. And with the resources they have, they can create a super team very quickly.
“In World Cup year players’ price-tags will always go rapidly up if they have a good tournament and City will probably be one of only a few teams in the world who will be able to afford the crazy prices.
“If they beat Tottenham and ultimately get Champions League football then we can expect some of the world’s best to move to them in the summer.” Mark Hughes wanted to link Kaka with his fellow Brazilian Robinho who has since moved back to Santos on loan.
But Kaka, who has had an indifferent first season with Real, insists he has no regrets about rejecting City.
He said: “It wasn’t the right time and I always said I wouldn’t leave Milan unless they wanted me to.
“When Madrid wanted me and Milan accepted, it was the right choice for me because they are the most famous club in the world, but I would never dream of going to a club that wasn’t playing in the European Cup, no matter what the contract was.
“Most players think like this – that’s why City must get fourth place. If they do, they can be among the top teams in Europe within three years with their spending power.”
He added: “I am not their coach, I can’t say who they should sign, but Torres would be a great buy for them.
“He is proven in the Premier League and I guess he will want to be playing Champions League football and be at a club that has serious ambition. Like one or two other clubs in the world, City can bid fees clubs can’t turn down. After that, it’s up to them to convince the players it’s the club to sign for – and the way to convince them is offering Champions League football.”
Kaka believes City must strengthen their defence, not just their attack, if they want to gatecrash the Premier League title race next season.
City opted for Carlos Tevez after Kaka’s snub, but the Brazilian said: “Like all great clubs who win things, it’s important to build from the back. They could have Adebayor, Torres, Aguero, whoever, in the same team, but unless you have a defence that the rest of the team trusts, you are never going to win a title or European Cup.
“If they make fourth then Buffon, Maicon and players of that quality will suddenly be on their radar and that is when the rest of Europe will sit up and take notice.
“Their next match is so big, but I think they will probably win it. If they do, then it will be the start of a new and very big era for them.”
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It's so much fun isn't it? When we are on the verge of qualification we see who is backtracking to put themselves in the frame for a transfer.
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