Ancelotti Boosted By Kaka Decision

Brazilian superstar Kaka yesterday revealed that he followed his heart in choosing to stay at Milan rather than take up an offer of a reported €15 million a season to join Manchester City.

Milan president and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced the news late on Monday night to end one of the most dramatic transfer sagas of recent times.

Manchester City, owned by the Abu Dhabi Group, had bid a reported world record €100 million for the former World Player of the Year and Milan gave the 26-year-old permission to talk to the English Premier League club regarding a possible move, but the Brazilian decided against a departure from the San Siro.

Ancelotti told La Gazzetta dello Sport, “Now, finally, I can shout out my happiness. I'm truly happy because the heart won out. I have to thank the club president [Silvio] Berlusconi and Ricky [Kaka]. It wasn't a simple decision to make in the face of a such a big offer.”

The Milan coach added, “With this decision we have demonstrated that Milan is a special club. This is a family where everything is good and no one wants to leave. We work with serenity. We fight for major objectives and we seek them together.”

The Rossoneri boss believes that this situation will now help his team going forward. “Our group isn't made of iron, but steel, and now this news, Kaka's confirmation, will give us a big push in chasing Inter, catching them and overtaking them. We believe.”