Former Brazil international Kaka has revealed his regret over leaving AC Milan for Real Madrid in 2009.
He then joined Madrid for a fee in the region of £58m in the summer of 2009, the same transfer window as Cristiano Ronaldo. NaijaBet
Kaka struggled to replicate his Milan performances in Spain, playing 120 times before returning to the San Siro in 2013.
Now retired, the 35-year-old has hinted he should never have left Milan.
“In 2009 I accepted the proposal of Real Madrid, but I was completely destroyed there because I could not give what I had given Milan, I was completely lost,” Kaka told UOL Esporte, translated by Marca.
“I trained, I fought and I prayed a lot, but having not received the confidence of the coach, I realised that I could not work with him.
Kaka’s Real Madrid career in numbers
Despite his own admission of failure, Kake’s spell at Real Madrid could have been worse statistically.
The midfielder scored nine goals in 33 appearances during his first season in the Spanish capital.
His second campaign was hampered by injuries. Kaka made only 14 La Liga appearances in 2010-11, but still averaged a goal every other game, finding the net seven times.
A year later came his first La Liga title win, one of only two trophies he won during his time in Spain in after the Copa del Rey success of 2010-11.
