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Transfer flashback: Manchester City and their failed bid to sign Kaka from AC Milan

There are few things in the world of football that capture the imagination as much as a failed transfer pursuit.

Over eight years ago, Manchester City saw their hopes of landing AC Milan playmaker Kaka in a world-record deal collapse in agonising fashion, after the Brazilian turned down a lucrative move to the Etihad Stadium in favour of staying with the Italian giants.

But how exactly did the story unfold? Here, talkSPORT takes a trip down memory lane to revisit an exciting but ultimately frustrating chapter in City’s pursuit to join Europe’s elite.