Chelsea Deny Making A Bid For Kaka

The Blues have refuted the reports that surfaced in England cliaming that they had returned to Milan with an even bigger bid...

Chelsea have issued a statement refuting the earlier reports that they had returned to AC Milan with a second record breaking bid of £73.5 million, as claimed by Sky Sports News this afternoon.

Instead, the Blues have denied making any such approach, adding another layer to the rumour and speculation surrounding what would be the transfer sensation of the summer.

Intriguingly, they also choose to mention that they have never discussed wages with the Brazilian, when earlier reports suggested that they were offering the player something approaching £10 million a year to become a Chelsea player.

The statement, on the club's official website, reads:

We have never made an offer to AC Milan for Kaka and therefore not one at this extraordinary level. As a consequence we have not discussed a salary with the player either. Any reports to the contrary are totally untrue.'

Quite where this now leaves Real Madrid, to whom the player was apparently definitely on his way, according to Spanish media reports yesterday, is unclear. Though they may now re-emerge as the clear favourite to land the Brazilian.

Observers will remember that a similar furore surrounded Kaka's proposed move to Manchester City in January, a move that was scuppered at the last minute, with none other than Italian Primer Minister Silvio Berlusconi intervening to prevent the move.