Apparently, despite a rumoured “enormous offer” already turned down by AC Milan for Kaka this summer, Chelsea have not given up the chase. According to recent reports, Roman Abramovich is still hell-bent on obtaining the Brazilian’s signature and is now preparing to wait until next summer to do so.

The Times suggests, in a courtship similar to that of Andriy Shevchenko, Chelsea are holding out hope that Milan’s hints regarding possible business in the future will leave the door open to a potential deal in 12 months time and no doubt plan to kiss the odd rear-end in the meantime.

However, even with another 12 months on the clock, it’s a deal that won’t be done on the cheap. Kaka signed a new £6.5million deal in April for five-years and his wages would challenge even those of our ‘World Exclusive’ signing Frank Lampard. And whilst Abramovich would probably be prepared to lash out when it comes to a player of Kaka’s pedigree, with renewals for players like Drogba and Joe Cole due around the same time, where would that leave the club in terms of re-negotiating contracts?

Anyway, the presence of new manager Luiz Felipe Scolari seems to have given Chelsea hope that the bond formed between the then Brazil manager and the 19 year old he gave an opportunity in their victorious World Cup, will be enough reason to see them reunited at Chelsea. Not that Kaka will be pushing to leave the San Siro against Milan’s wishes, but our apparent ‘close relationship’ with Milan is proposed as the key to a deal.

After all, patience was the key when Chelsea wanted to tempt Andriy Shevchenko away from the Milan fold and despite the vast majority insisting Milan and Shevchenko would never part company, we all know what happened there.

Although I’m sure we’d all hope history couldn’t repeat itself in quite the same way next time!

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