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Florentino Perez rumoured to have Kaka and others lined up - Feature

Madrid - Florentino Perez, who will probably return as president of Real Madrid in June, has already sealed the signing of Kaka from AC Milan, according to sports dailies AS and Marca on Saturday. AS claims that Perez has already reached agreement wi...
Posted : Sat, 16 May 2009 10:47:40 GMT
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Madrid - Florentino Perez, who will probably return as president of Real Madrid in June, has already sealed the signing of Kaka from AC Milan, according to sports dailies AS and Marca on Saturday. AS claims that Perez has already reached agreement with the Brazilian playmaker on a five-year contract, which will earn him around 12 million euros (16.29 million dollars) per season, making him the highest paid player in the world.

"Florentino Has Closed An Agreement With Kaka" is the headline in AS on Saturday, whilst Marca goes with a simpler "Kaka Signed."

Marca suggests that Perez will pay Milan around 63 million euros for the Brazilian star.

Spain's highest-selling paper also claims that Perez' next target will be Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery, whilst AS suggests that he is also interested in Xabi Alosno (Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) and Valencia pair David Villa and David Silva.

Ramon Calderon - who took over the Real presidency from Perez in 2006 and who resigned in disgrace five months ago - tried to lure Cristiano Ronaldo away for Old Trafford for three years, but to no avail.

Perez officially announced that he would be a candidate in the Real elections, which are scheduled for June 14, on Thursday. He is the overwhelming favourite, according to all the opinion polls.

Champions-elect Barcelona are worried about Perez "stealing" one of their stars, as Perez controversially did in 2000 with Luis Figo. It is rumoured that Perez might try to snatch either Andres Iniesta or Lionel Messi away from the Camp Nou.

On Friday Barca president Joan Laportasaid that "I hope that he (Perez) does not try, because the players of Barcelona are committed to the club and therefore it would be a vain attempt."

Laporta added that he would interpret any attempt by Perez to sign a Barca player as "an act of sporting aggression."

"We respect Real Madrid," he said, "and we hope that good relations would be maintained if Florentino returns as president."

Whilst president from 2000 to 2006, Perez became famous - and also feared - for signing "Galactico" stars such as Figo, Zinedine Zidane (now tipped to be Perez' technical secretary), Ronaldo and David Beckham.

Perez led Real to two Spanish league titles and one Champions Cup, but won nothing in his last three years and hastily resigned in February 2006.

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