Kaka wants to stay

Milan star Kaka has told the club's fans he will not be leaving this summer despite rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid.

The Spanish giants have courted the 27-year-old for a long time and their interest looks set to hot up this summer.

“I'll say for the last time and I mean the last time. I do not want to leave Milan,” Kaka told fans as he arrived at the local airport.

“I beg you, in this moment I would prefer to be silent because I don't want to be badly interpreted or, worse still, manipulated.”

The comments come just hours after Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani told reporters he expects a bid to arrive from Real.

“On the rumours that regard Kaka I repeat that he is still a Milan player. There is no doubt he is the object of desire of two important European clubs, just like Pato.

“This means that they view Milan well and we will look to resist the assault from European clubs that make more than us and have different tax rates,” Galliani concluded.

Kaka came very close to leaving Milan in January when Manchester City offered a world record fee of £107m for his services.

While the player did not want to leave, Milan were clearly tempted and gave City the all clear to finalise the deal.

It was only when Kaka made absolutely clear he had no intention of moving to City that Milan broke off negotiations.

Kaka has been in superb form this season despite nursing a troubling knee injury. He scored 16 goals in 28 starting appearances for the Rossoneri.