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Arab investor, big clubs keen on AC Milan and their players

Jun 2, 2009, 10:43 GMT

Rome - A wealthy sheikh has made a massive offer to acquire 40 per cent of Serie A giants AC Milan, the daily Milano Finanza reported on Tuesday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and the ruler of Dubai, is said to have offered 400 million euros (565 million dollars) to Fininvest, a holding company controlling Milan. Fininvest is owned by Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who stepped down from the club's presidency due to a conflict of interest. Al Maktoum appears to have made his offer after the Devils closed the season in third place and secured direct access to the next Champions League, the European trophy they won seven times. The sheikh in 2008 failed to take over English side Liverpool. There seems to be interest also for Milan's Brazilian players Alexandre Pato and Kaka. Pato, 20, could follow former coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has left Milan for English top club Chelsea. Kaka, 27, appears to be the target of Real Madrid, but reiterated in Tuesday's edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport that he is set on remaining at Milan. 'I'm saying it for the last time. I don't want to leave Milan,' Kaka said. 'Please, in this period I prefer to keep silent because I don't want to be misunderstood, or, even worse, used. 'To the millions of Milan fans I say that I made my choice. I said I want to stay. Leave me in peace please.'

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