Brazil legend Kaka once snubbed a move to Manchester City in favour of joining Real Madrid.
Kaka's former agent has revealed the attacking midfielder had the chance to go to the Etihad in 2009 in an £88m deal from AC Milan.
City bosses were looking for a landmark signing and made Kaka a huge offer that would have made him the highest paid star in the Premier League.
But the deal never happened because Kaka decided to go to the Bernabeu instead.
His agent Gaetano Paolillo said: "If it was up to Milan, they would've accepted the £88m offer from Manchester City, but Kaka absolutely refused to move.
"Every year, Real Madrid would ask if Kaka was available, but Milan had always considered him off the market and he wanted to stay too. That was the plan, anyway."
Kaka played 307 times for Serie A giants AC Milan, scoring 104 goals, but financial restrictions meant that the club decided to cash in on him.
He moved to Real to become one of their 'Galacticos' and spent four seasons with the Spanish giants.
Kaka recently labelled Barcelona striker Lionel Messi a 'genius', as he picked the Argentine superstar over Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi – winner of a record six Ballons d'Or – and Ronaldo are regarded as two of the greatest ever players, with debate often raging on who tops the all-time list.
Kaka played alongside Ronaldo at Real Madrid, but the 2007 Ballon d'Or winner selected Messi as his preferred choice.
"I played with Cristiano and he's really amazing, but I'll go with Messi," Kaka said when asked who he would pick out of Messi or Ronaldo during an Instagram Live Q&A for FIFA's channel.
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"He's a genius, a pure talent. The way he plays is incredible."
But on five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo, Kaka added: "Cristiano is a machine. It's not just the way he's strong, powerful and fast; he's strong mentally.
"He always wants to win and play. To be the best. For me, that's the most incredible thing he has.
"In the history of sport, they [Messi and Cristiano] are definitely in the top five. We are very lucky to have been able to see both of them."
