Orlando City SC manager Adrian Heath has praised owner Flavio Augusto da Silva’s role in securing the signing of Kaká.
The Brazil international is currently on loan at São Paulo ahead of joining up with Orlando in January and Heath concedes that without Augusto da Silva, it is unlikely that he would be playing for the Major League Soccer franchise.
"Once Flavio came in, it was a game changer," he told the Independent. "A lot of money [is needed] and this guy has got it. He made his money with language schools – he started off with a $10,000 overdraft 20 years ago and now is probably a billionaire.
"He told us early on that if we get MLS, then Kaká will be the first signing. It raised a few eyebrows but, true to his word, he has come."
