The Kaka Transfer Saga

I know it's a bit late to be commenting on Kaka's transfer , now that it's done and dusted, but one thing that perturbs me is the strange way in which it was done. Firstly we had a long drawn transfer saga which started as early as June 2008 (though it is debatable whether at that time it was a figment of some journalist's imagination or was it really on) ,with the three parties involved (namely Milan,Real Madrid and Kaka himself) coming up with strange reactions and comments some times we got to see the "Vehement denial" and on other occasions we got to hear the ever so common byline in this world of football (with ever changing club loyalties) and which was -"We'll see".
Now we all know that Kaka is (you can read "was" due to fitness issues that he has had over the past two years) among the creme de la creme of footballing superstars, is a gifted footballer who, even after a life threatening water toboggan accident, went on to live up to his "god given potential" , though the case in point is not this but something much more recent , and much more bizarre(Atleast on part of Milan).

Many of us would remember that Manchester City Were a whisker away from signing Kaka in the January transfer market of last season(2008-09), for a mammoth sum of something close to 100 million pounds.The build up and the subsequent falling through of this deal followed a script that was analogous to a Bollywood movie , what with Kaka being seen crying at the training at San Siro , emotionally hugging and bidding farewell to his team mates, Having press conferences
which featured both the pre-mentioned "vehement denial" And the "we'll see" byline.Then all of this was followed by the happy ending which featured Kaka staying at the San Siro for a further six months only to be transferred for half of the sum that City were paying, to Real Madrid.

I fail to see the reason behind Berlusconi stopping the Manchester City deal , and then subsequently settling for almost half of that sum and giving Kaka to their continental rivals.Not only does this increase the competition that Milan will face for the champions league (in terms of a stronger Real) but it also denies them the chance to cash in on Kaka's transfer with some extra cash(something to the tune of 40 million pounds).

And what we see know is even more pathetic with Milan failing to dish out even 15 million euros for one of the best upcoming left-backs or 20 million euros for a proven prolific goal scorer in Luis Fabiano,who would have undoubtedly strengthened their team.

As a Milan Fan, i find it disgusting that one of the absolute powerhouses of club football is going through such an "Abject Subsistence" .In one season we've lost Kaka,Maldini, and Ancellotti,and when you think that to make up for this we'll sign better players , we're presented with a player who is supposedly a " good defender" , but whose popularity in the footballing bylanes is as much as mine,and whose name is well "different"(to say the least).