Kaka - would you?

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Apologies Rusholme, my username is misleading. For the record I support, in no particular order, Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal and Man City. I also support Ipswich from the Championship and Celtic from the SPL. I am a patriot.
 
Swarbs said:
Kaka, like Sneijder, would be a great addition if we went to 451/433 with Carrick and Anderson / Cleverley behind him and Rooney up front. But not sure he'd work if we stick to 442 with Rooney and A.N. Other in attack - he's nowhere near defensively good enough to play in a two man midfield. And we'd rely on Rooney being able to go back to the out and out striker role he had in 2010, as Kaka would be the link between midfield and attack in a 451. He's also been a bit crocked recently, but then that might work in our favour as we could use him in the 451 for the tougher matches and CL, and play the usual 442 in most of the PL games.

Possibly worth a punt, but given that he turns 30 in April and Real tend to let surplus players go for around £8-15 million (think VDV and Sneijder) I wouldn't pay more than £12 million.
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Deal or no Deal, in % terms would that be a yes or a no?
 
Swarbs said:
He's played around 30 games every season, injury permitting. The main reason he hasn't been a fixture in the first team so far, or put a good run of form together, is that he's had a serious injury pretty much every season he's been here barring his first when he was damn impressive. If he can stay injury free this season I think he'll do great for us.
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Got you now, you used to be the shoeshine boy in Police Story!
 
Swarbs said:
He got a knock against Galuti - SAF announced him as an injury before the Benfica game so I guess he hasn't shaken it off yet. He may never make it fully for us, but for me that will be because of his regular injuries. And bear in mind that he's still only 23 - that's only a year older than Keano was when he signed for us.
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There you go again!
 
I don't remember any high profile 30yo+ players coming to the PL and doing the business. In his prime, yes great player, but now I'm not so sure.

If we could get him cheap, or on loan then maybe it's worth a risk, but I wouldn't want to see us waisting any serious cash on a player of his age, who is seemingly past his best :biggrin:
 
Completely agree with Shergar.Kaka has lost that extra yard that made him explosively quick and unplayable at times.Also, could he cope with the rigours of the premier league?I have my doubts.He has played most of his Football, when fit, in a ****e pedestrian Serie A, then a few injury ravaged years in the defence free La Liga.I think he would be eaten alive in the PL.Too quick, too rough and 10 years too late.
 
marbella blue said:
There you go again!
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Hurray, I've got a stalker! Always wanted one of those ;)

King Shergar said:
I don't remember any high profile 30yo+ players coming to the PL and doing the business. In his prime, yes great player, but now I'm not so sure.

If we could get him cheap, or on loan then maybe it's worth a risk, but I wouldn't want to see us waisting any serious cash on a player of his age, who is seemingly past his best :biggrin:
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Makalele was 30 when he came to Chelsea and was the dogs bollocks for them imo. Also Larsson was pretty handy for us, and Ballack and Deco did pretty well for Chelsea, particularly given that the managers who brought them in were quickly disposed of after they arrived. But yeah, there are probably more examples of over 30 flops than successes, which is why I'd only be willing to go up to around £12m.
 
He's 29 but yeah, nearly thirty and against our policy admittedly which is why the proviso is always that he is cheap. It's not like we don't play older players though is it?
If he were cheap and he gave breathing space whilst our younger players mature it could be an option.

Injures are obviously a worry. Who else is out there though? Seriously, the options are limited to buy players of the class needed to play for us.
 
true_blue said:
Apologies Rusholme, my username is misleading. For the record I support, in no particular order, Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal and Man City. I also support Ipswich from the Championship and Celtic from the SPL. I am a patriot.
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<ok> Why not throw Barca and Real in for good measure, then you can really enjoy your football?!?
 
Constcrepe said:
Why not considering all the trade we put their way.
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We werent exactly accomodating in the Ronaldo transfer, insisting on the cash up front, not to mention the burst of vitriol from SAF, though I remember after the sale that it was the then RM president Callderon(sp?) that SAF alluded to.I can see them looking first dibs on Hernandez to do a deal.
 
Rusholme Ruffian said:
I saw in the gossip column that he is pretty much surplus to requirements at Real Madrid.

The figure quoted was grossly inflated but if a reasonable deal could be struck is he not possibly an answer to the glaring and criminal lack of any flair within our central midfield department?
He's propably deemed too old but that shouldn't be relevant, we need flair now and the likes of Schweinsteiger and Sneijder aren't bcoming available.

I think he'd sit nicely alngside Carrick and who can go about his imobile business knowing he has some proper flair and creativity alongside him whilst players like Cleverly learn.

He might even give fat **** Anderson a kick up the arse.
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"Kaka - Would You?" Nah. He's not my type.
 
£20 million for a 30 year old Kaka who hasn't shown he's any where near the player of old since he joined Real Madrid???

You lot are on crack.
 
Rusholme, how dare you! Rela and Barca I can't abide playing in a corrupt league. AL Liga has to be the most uncompetitive league in Europe. I am a patriot. I only support British clubs.
 
With all the potential we have in the young midfield players we have. (Cleverly, Pogba, Morrison, Tunnecliffe, and dare I say it, Anderson), If we could get Kaka on the cheap it might be worth a shot.
 
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