KAKA: STAYING AT REAL
AND MAICON SMILES
The former Milan player speaks in Brazil and takes time to make the contacts for his passage to Inter.
Sao Paulo - Kaka has put on the brakes and Maicon smiles. The sensational idea of the market between Leonardo and Mourinho has bounced to the streets of Sao Paulo and the two champions of Brazil are just a few kilometers away from each other. Ricky is spending his first few days of vacation at his villa in a noble neighborhood of the city, while Maicon is spending his time in the area near the Pacaenbu stadium after the farewell football match of the phenomenon Ronaldo.
Contacts with Leo Neighbors, but without having the opportunity to speak. Real Madrid and Inter are, however, working at this exchange. Kaka has cooled the enthusiasm of the Nerazzurri fans. In an exclusive interview with the daily newspaper "Jornal de Tarde", the champion said: "I'm at Inter? I often speak with Leonardo. He is my friend. A true friend. But Leo knows that my desire is to stay at Real Madrid next year." The message is clear, but it must be understood. The translation of Ricky's thought is this: I don't run away from reality and I will not ask to be transferred but I want to play. And what if Mourinho thinks differently? If the Special One wants to push him out of Real and special back to Italy and perhaps to Inter? More than a hypothesis, in fact, the dialogue at the highest levels just started to align the interests of the two clubs. The Special One has always had a weak spot for Maicon while he could use the bench to force the former Golden Ball winner out.
Decisive season The upcoming year will be an important one for Kaka. The injuries will be behind him and the player wants to have a season as a protagonist. Also because his major objective is to participate in the World Cup 2014 as Ricky dreams of lifting the trophy at the new Maracana. But he needs the full confidence of the coach to recover that he has left for Real Madrid as well as the Selecao. And so far with Mourinho, not a lot of things have gone smoothly. And it is likely that there will be a clarification between the player and the coach. Meanwhile, Leonardo will not stop calling.
A smile as interpretation So what will Maicon do? The Inter defender was not surprised when we asked him about the possible exchange with Kaka. He ran at first but he stopped. He looked at us as of he would like to say something. Then, merely a smile for him, highly unusual. A smile that sounds like a "green light" to the operation. And nothing wrong with that. For two years, Maicon has been wanting to go to Madrid. To go back to work with the Special One and to find new stimuli after winning everything with Inter. The game, in short, it's all to play. And it will also continue far from Italy in Sao Paulo.
Prospects On the horizon there are two scenarios. The two clubs, in a short time frame, will continue discussing economic terms of this exchange or the conversation could continue on one track and that is bringing Maicon directly to Madrid (with Kaka staying). The main problem, once again, is his salary which is at 10 million euros. Not low.
Source: Gazzetta dello Sport