Won’t Get Fooled Again

So it seems I may have about a baker’s dozen worth of eggs on my face.  Reports coming out of both England and Milan strongly hint that Kaka may soon pack his bags and make the biggest transfer in the history of the sport.  For a transfer fee of $197 million dollars the man who only yesterday claimed he wanted to grow old with Milan now finds himself inching closer to Man City.  The cynic in me should have realized Kaka’s earlier statement, whether meant sincerely or not, is an untenable stance in the modern game.  Despite a world wide recession, Man City definitely has the pockets to dole out the mega transfer fees that would bankrupt most third world countries.  Questions will rise in the wake of this episode whether any player is worth the amounts in question, but that debate will occur later.  As of now this possible transfer underscores that any player has a price.  We shouldn’t be surprised by this, but every now and then all fans of any sport secretly pray for a situation where one player refuses the big money trade and/or transfer.  Kaka’s earlier statement hinted that that rarity was unfolding in Milan.  I should have known better.