Cristiano Ronaldo next on Real Madrid hit-list

Kaka has revealed David Beckham helped convince him to leave Milan and become a new Galactico at Real Madrid.

And Bernabeu president Florentino Perez insisted he still wants to sign Ronaldo from Manchester United this summer as he aims to again turn his club into the strongest force in European football.

The 27-year-old Brazilian moved from Milan in a £59million deal only six months after turning down a £107m offer from Manchester City. He also rejected late interest from Chelsea.

And Kaka said advice from his Milan team-mate Beckham, who joined Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2003, convinced him to swap Serie A for the Primera Liga.

"I spoke to some friends, like Beckham, who has already played for Real," said Kaka. "He said it's a fantastic place to play.

"I spoke to him this week and he kept helping me, he said I made a positive choice for my career's growth.

"I've been weighing up the offer from Real Madrid a lot. It's an important project for me to continue growing in my career.

"I'm not going to Real Madrid for money, as I had other offers. But I knew I would only leave Milan to play for Real Madrid.

"Only small details were missing, such as the medical exams. The deal was sealed a long time ago."

Kaka's move is a world record in sterling as the £59m fee surpasses the £45.6m Real paid to sign Zinedine Zidane from Juventus in 2001. But because the euro has strengthened against the pound since then, Zidane cost 73 million euros and Kaka 67.2m euros.

But it is still a lot of money in the middle of a credit crunch. "I wanted to stay at Milan, but the world crisis affected a lot of clubs, especially those like Milan which are businesses.

"I spoke with the Milan directors and we reached the conclusion that the best thing for everybody would be to sell."

Perez signed Zidane, Beckham and Luis Figo during his first spell as president and has promised to spend again to challenge a Barcelona side which won the treble last season.

"It has been one week since we took control," said Perez. "The fans have told me of their desire to see Kaka play for Real Madrid and now he has become the first player that we've signed.

"We will do everything possible to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid."

Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani yesterday confirmed his club had received 67.2m euros for Kaka - and said Arsenal target Edin Dzeko was among the possible replacements.

The Milan transfer chief travelled to Bosnia at the weekend to speak to the father of the Wolfsburg striker. "I was in Sarajevo for Dzeko," he said. "We like him a lot. Now we wait for Wolfsburg."

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