Kaka switch to Chelsea ruled out

AC Milan chief executive Adriano Galliani has insisted playmaker Kaka will not be joining Chelsea, BBC says.

It is believed Kaka is close to a £56m move to Real Madrid but reports claimed the Blues, coached by ex-Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti, made a late £73m bid.

Chelsea said reports of such a move for the Brazilian were "totally untrue".

"An agreement with Chelsea could not exist. Kaka goes to Real or he remains at Milan," Galliani told Italian newspaper Gazetta dello Sport:

"Negotiations with Real do exist but an agreement is not done."

A statement from Chelsea read: "We've never made an offer to AC Milan for Kaka.

"As a consequence we have not discussed a salary with the player either. Any reports to the contrary are totally untrue."

Kaka, who joined Milan from Sao Paolo in September 2003, is reportedly poised for a five-year deal with Real for a salary worth £7m a year.

But Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has still not sanctioned any move and plans to talk to Kaka on Monday before announcing a decision on the player's future.

However, Galliani insisted the deal makes financial sense for Milan.

"The reasons for the departure of Kaka are solely economic, Milan cannot go on losing 70m euros a year." he said.

Former Milan coach Ancelotti, 49, who officially takes over as Chelsea manager on 1 July, previously stated: "There is one player I would like to sign but I cannot take him with me."

Reports have also linked the Stamford Bridge outfit with two other Milan players - 19-year-old Brazilian Alexandre Pato and Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo - but Galliani was adamant no more stars would be leaving the San Siro.
"We're not falling apart. The other big players are not for sale. Now a great attacker will arrive," he added.

"There is a negotiation for Kaka but none of our other key men are for sale. That includes Alexandre Pato, Andrea Pirlo and Clarence Seedorf."