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Madrid splash 65 million euros on Kaka
Kaka, whose full name is Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite, was officially presented
as a Real Madrid player tonight in front of tens of thousands of fans and a huge media
contingent at the club's Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
An estimated 50,000-strong crowd, almost three times the anticipated number, turned
up to watch the ceremony as Kaka was unveiled as Madrid's latest addition by club
president Florentino Perez and honorary president Alfredo di Stefano.
Kaka, 27, has penned a six-year contract and has cost Madrid a reported 65 million
euros. He arrived in Madrid earlier today with his father from South Africa, where he
won the FIFA Confederations Cup with Brazil. He later passed a medical exam at the
club. He "is in perfect condition to play football at the highest level," Real said in a
statement.
"I want to write my name into the history of this club," the Brazilian midfielder told the
crowd in the Spanish capital, as he showed off his new number eight shirt.
The former AC Milan playmaker will wear the number eight at Madrid next season.
There had been speculation that Kaka would be handed the number five shirt that
Zinedine Zidane had once worn for Madrid, but the new arrival will instead take up the
number eight shirt formerly worn by Fernando Gago.
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