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| Kaká leaves Milan by mutual consent | Kaká leaves Milan by mutual consent |
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| Milan and Kaká have parted ways by mutual consent, the Italian club announced on Monday. | Milan and Kaká have parted ways by mutual consent, the Italian club announced on Monday. |
| 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. | 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.” | 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 set 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. | 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. | Milan’s statement continued: “Certain loves never end, they go in big circles when a contract is mutually terminated. |
| “The key word is mutual. | “The key word is mutual. |
| “Ciao Ricky [Kaká], we will never leave each other.” | “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. | 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/VoRKTYJSSm | You’ll be forever a red&black heart @Kaka! Thank you for everything / Per sempre un cuore rossonero… grazie Ricky pic.twitter.com/VoRKTYJSSm |