As the world goes into recession, a football club in England is dishing out tons of money to setup a world record transfer deal. While giant corporates are restructuring and firing employees to save millions of dollars, one particular football club in England are reported hiring and paying £500,000 PER WEEK just to kick a football! No kidding, and they’re paying a reported £107 million to buy ONE, SINGLE Brazilian superstar.

Manchester City FC’s Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak must be asking, Recession? What recession?

Brazilian superstar – Kaká is worth £107million.

About 8 years ago, Real Madrid shocked the world with the Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane deals worth £37 million and £46 million respectively, breaking world records one after another. 8 years later, a club that was still considered only a floating club a few years back, were offering over £100 million for Brazilian superstar Kaka, costing more than BOTH the Real Madrid’s stars together. Other Premiership low-riders must have been shuffling Tarod cards and asking God why those oil tycoons didn’t pick them up.

Anyway, Kaka’s current employer AC Milan had given the green light for Manchester City to open talks with Kaka. The fans might not like the deal, but if it does happen, the £107 million could mean the world to their investors and the club’s development. But no big deal, they can always snatch up some cheap Brazilian talents and turn them into the next Kaka and be selling them for hundreds fold the price of their cost. Just like what Arsenal’s Wenger did with Nicolas Anelka and Thierry Henry. It’s all business.

“Milan has authorized the negotiation with City,” said Kaka’s spokesman Diogo Kotschko. “The next step is Kaka’s father will talk to Manchester City.”

The director of the club’s in-house TV channel, Mauro Suma, said Milan were looking at City’s offer for Kaka.

But he added: “Considered does not mean decided or accepted. We are not faced with a decision made or a done deed.”

Just some of the customary denials and cover-up stories as the deals are shaping up. I think Kaká will be playing for Manchester City after the 2009 Chinese New Year, what d’you reckon lads?

Previously Kaka had told the website of Mediaset, a TV company owned by Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, he wanted to stay at the club for life.

“I want to grow old at Milan,” he said.

“I repeat what I have always said. Other clubs can make all the offers they want but it all depends on Milan.”

Look at the contrast in between the two statements – I want to grow old at Milan and but it all depends on Milan. Well, Kaka, you can always reject the £500,000-per-week contract and grow old at Milan as you’ve wished, can’t you?

I don’t think you can Kaka, it’s not about Milan. It’s about the money on the table. £500k-per-week you guys! Otherwise, he’ll be kickin the wall and having nightmares of the £500,000 cash circling on top of his head every week shouting why the hell didn’t I accept it?! The temptation is too strong my friend.

What did we learnt from the news? No matter how bad the economy is, dudes and blokes all over the world (especially this part of the world in Asia) are still stuck in front of the TV sets, still watching 20 men chasing after a ball, still placing bets like there’s no tomorrow! Still alive and kickin’

Who said there’s a recession?