LONDON — The main sadness about Kaka not joining Manchester City is that there will almost certainly never be a conversation between the AC Milan maestro and Craig Bellamy, who signed from West Ham for £16 million.

It would have been a great meeting of the minds.

Kaka, a deeply religious boy from Brazil who was proud to be a virgin when he was married, gives 10 percent of his earnings to charity, has an exemplary disciplinary record and does not swear.