City’s leaking roof dampens Kaka hype

MANCHESTER CITY are beginning to discover that possessing world football’s healthiest bank balance does not necessarily guarantee a one-way ticket to paradise.

For all the confident posturing of the club’s powerbrokers in their pursuit of Kaka, the news that Real Madrid have emerged as a serious threat in the race to sign the midfielder from Milan will have pricked a few egos at Eastlands last night.

In City’s increasingly bizarre world, the mundane collection of three points against Wigan was completely overshadowed by their attempts over the past week to tempt arguably the world’s greatest footballer from San Siro to east Manchester.