New Real Madrid signing Kaka has admitted his surprise that Cristiano Ronaldo is following him to the Bernabeu in such a short space of time.
The Brazil star completed his switch from AC Milan for a fee of around £56million last Monday as Real bid to build a new era of 'Galacticos'.
Manchester United then accepted an £80m offer from the Spanish giants only three days after Kaka's move, with a deal expected to soon be finalised.
Kaka has confessed his shock at the speed of an attempt to bring the Portugal international to Spain's capital.
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He told Globo TV:"I was quite surprised because everything was sorted so quickly.
"It was a pleasant surprise, not a bad one. He is an excellent player who can bring a lot to the team.
"To have players who can decide a match on their own is very important and Cristiano can do that."
Assuming Ronaldo's deal is completed, the double capture of the Portuguese and Kaka represents a stunning raid to land two of the best players in the world.
The amount of money being spent by Real under president Florentino Perez, who returned this summer for a second spell in charge, has come in for strong criticism.
But Kaka has defended the policy, adding: "It is a political problem. Florentino has his project, his way to invest. It is not something negative for football, but positive.
"The Barcelona president (Joan Laporta) has criticised us, but they are very strong.
"The way Real can be a competitive team again is to have an ambitious project like Florentino's."
