Real Madrid are ready to up the stakes by offering Brazil star Kaka in exchange for Chelsea defender Ashley Cole as boss Jose Mourinho intensifies his determination to bring the England international to the Bernabeu.

Cole has been reported to want a fresh start away from England after public scrutiny following his acrimonious divorce from pop star wife Cheryl Cole. The defender is understood to want to get away from the media glare and is interested in a move that would see him reunite with the Portuguese who was also the coach responsible for signing him to Stamford Bridge from Arsenal in 2006. Both men won several trophies working together and that has added to the attraction of leaving for the La Liga giants.

However, Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti does not want to lose his best left-back and a reported £30 million bid from Real has already been turned down by the Premier League champions. The Spanish club are now ready to include Brazilian flop Kaka to sweeten the deal that could now turn the Italian’s eye.

Kaka failed to live up to his pricey transfer fee after being signed last summer as one of three major “Galacticos” – including Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema – which was mostly the result of injury problems hampering his ability to play and regain fitness. The Brazilian was a star at AC Milan where Ancelotti coached the best out of the midfielder, and the attraction of linking up together again could allow Cole and Mourinho to do the same at Madrid.

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