Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Manchester City's failure to land AC Milan star Kaka is a victory for football.

He said: "The good thing in the decision of Kaka is that he has put the sport in front of finances and that is good for the fans and the game.

"But you will only have one case out of 20 like that. I know Kaka's contract at AC Milan quite well and he is not in special need. If a player goes from Real Madrid to Arsenal or the other way then it is always a sporting explanation.

"Manchester City will get where they want to get but I ask: Can our world go on like that? Suddenly tomorrow someone buys Liverpool and says that they will pay players £10million per month - what do you do?

"This puts too much inflationary pressure on people who can't compete. It kills everybody else."