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Kaká leaves Milan by mutual consent Kaká leaves Milan by mutual consent
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Kaká has terminated his contract with Milan by mutual consent. The Serie A club announced on Monday that the former Brazil playmaker was leaving for a second time, having only returned in September after four years at Real Madrid. Milan and Kaká have parted ways by mutual consent, the Italian club announced on Monday.
A message on the club’s official twitter feed said: “You’ll be forever a red&black heart @Kaka! Thank you for everything.” The Brazilian playmaker had one year left on his contract with the Rossoneri but exercised a get-out clause to end the agreement after Milan’s failure to qualify for European football next season.
A statement from Milan read: “AC Milan announces it has mutually terminated the contract of Kaká today.”
The 32-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to Major League Soccer in recent months and is expected to sign a contract with Orlando City. However, Kaká is set to play on loan for six months at São, where he started his career in 2001, before the MLS season begins.
Kaká only returned to the San Siro on a free transfer last summer after four years at Real Madrid. The 32-year-old, who won a Serie A title and the Champions League in his first spell at Milan, scored seven goals in 30 league appearances in the 2013-14 season. In total, Kaká, FIFA World Player of the Year in 2007, scored 104 goals in 307 appearances for the Rossoneri.
Milan’s statement continued: “Certain loves never end, they go in big circles when a contract is mutually terminated.
“The key word is mutual.
“Ciao Ricky [Kaká], we will never leave each other.”
Milan finished a disappointing eighth last season and failed to qualify for European competition for the first time in 16 years.
You’ll be forever a red&black heart @Kaka! Thank you for everything / Per sempre un cuore rossonero… grazie Ricky pic.twitter.com/VoRKTYJSSmYou’ll be forever a red&black heart @Kaka! Thank you for everything / Per sempre un cuore rossonero… grazie Ricky pic.twitter.com/VoRKTYJSSm
According to media reports, Kaká could be set to sign for the Major League Soccer team Orlando City. He scored nine goals in 36 appearances in Italy last season.