

Reports said the transfer fee for the Brazilian midfielder was around €65 million (£56 million). Perez has vowed to recreate the policy of signing the world's best in his second spell in charge – he brought Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and David Beckham to Santiago Bernabeu in his first term – and snaring Kaka is another statement of intent. He confirmed that Kaka would be just the first of several summer signings.