Real Madrid: Kaka still our target

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has said he still hopes to fulfil his election promise to sign AC Milan midfielder Kaka, despite the Brazilian star saying he was happy where he was.

"It is true that when I presented myself as a candidate I had this objective and (coach) Fabio Capello and (sports director) Predrag Mijatovic said he would do very well for us," Calderon told Real Madrid television on Thursday.

"Mijatovic told me he was confident he would come and I continue hoping it will be so. It is another thing to make it happen but I still believe it is possible."

Kaka signed a contract extension with Milan until 2011 in June and has told the Serie A club's website he is content and that he never said he wanted to move to Real.

A week ago Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said the club would not negotiate with Real for the player.

Real has already signed Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro, Brazilian midfielder Emerson and Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy since Calderon became president at the beginning of July.

Source: Xinhua