Source: Telegraph
Kaka's camp 'greedy and unprofessional' says Manchester City chief
City's executive chairman Garry Cook launched a scathing attack on Kaka's father, labelling him 'unsophisticated, unprofessional and greedy'. But sources close to the player hit back, claiming that City should have sent manager Mark Hughes and 'a more senior representative' of club owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Italy, rather than Cook, to conduct negotiations. [LNB]AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi had earlier asserted that Kaka had 'turned down money' to stay in Italy, but Cook, who later had to deal with Robinho going AWOL from a club training camp in Tenerife, claimed it was the City who aborted negotiations, after an impasse over image rights.[LNB]City had presented to the player's father a plan to turn Kaka into the highest-paid player on the planet.But Cook claimed that Kaka's camp, under pressure to hurry through a deal because of a revolt among Milan's fans, refused City access to details of the player's sponsorship commitments and demanded an immediate salary offer, forcing Cook and his delegation to withdraw from the transfer.[LNB]Cook said: 'We really believed and we do believe Kaka has the capability to be the next global ambassador for the game. We wanted to help develop that through a foundation. He is truly a humanitarian of the highest order.[LNB]'The clubs agreed the player was for sale. The second stage is discussing image rights before a contract can be completed. The representatives of the player didn't want to get to the complexities and sophistication of that. They quickly wanted to move on to the contract and they wanted an offer in cash. We never met the player.'[LNB]Cook insisted the collapse of the deal had nothing to do with Robinho's absence. He said he could only 'assume' the player was in Brazil, but added: 'His job is to play in the Premier League for Manchester City.' Robinho's agent on Tuesday night claimed the player had returned to Brazil to sort out a family problem.[LNB]
