Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon has explained why he rejected a move to Manchester City.

Buffon said: "I read about the money that Manchester City bid. I read 100m euros for me and 150m for Kaka and you think it can't be real. It is like a fantasy world.

"There has always been big money in football, but if these guys are for real it is like nothing we have seen before, not even at Chelsea when they were crazy with money.

"You can't build success just because of money. You look at Kaka and think, 'OK, if he had gone maybe it would take three or four years for Manchester City to get in the Champions League. That would make him 30.'

"I read also about his wages but it does not matter. Do you think players like Kaka need the money? No, of course not. Manchester City will only attract players like that by winning trophies not by wages.

"I am not surprised Kaka didn't go. He is maybe the best player in the world and I consider myself the best goalkeeper in the world - that is why I would not go. I can't wait until I am 35 to play Champions League football again.

"If you think next summer they will have Kaka, Messi and players like that in their team then you are wrong. I guarantee that won't be the case."