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Every once and a while, Seth and I will write posts about where we expect certain players, in different sports, to end up. 

Kaka: This one is all but official. Once Brazil plays Paraguay in their World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday night, Kaka will fly back to Europe and complete his physical with Real Madrid. Thus, kicking off Real’s massive summer. Destination: Real Madrid

Emmanuel Adebayor: After falling in and out of love with Adebayor in the span of three years, Arsenal fans will be ready to see the Togolese striker leave. The clubs that are interested include both Inter and AC Milan as well as London rivals Chelsea. Arsenal won’t want to sell such a talented player to a rival; therefore, AC Milan will eventually land the forward, to try and compromise for the loss of Kaka. He’ll cost the Italians around £18m. Destination: AC Milan

Edin Dzeko: A name many are not familiar with, Dzeko just completed a star-studded season for German Champions, Wolfsburg. After scoring 26 goals in his second full season with the club, the Bosnian is a hot transfer target throughout Europe, with England an increasingly likely destination. Look for Arsenal to move Dzeko, a thrifty replacement for Adebayor, into a partnership with Robin van Persie for around £10-12m. Destination: Arsenal

David Villa: Three clubs have declared their interest in Villa’s services: Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Since the latter can’t offer the Spanish striker Champions League football, expect them to miss out. Chelsea will be keen to sign Villa as they will most likely lose out to Real Madrid for the services of Kaka. Villa will replace, the melodramatic, Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea may have to cough-up up to £25m for the striker. Destination: Chelsea

Cristiano Ronaldo: Here we go again. After another embarassingly successful season at Manchester United, Cristiano is being linked, again, to Real Madrid. Florentino Perez, the newly-elected president, heads the charge this time around, claiming he is ready to pay upwards of £80m for the Portuguese winger. While he is undoubtedly the most unstoppable scorer in the world, I find it hard to imagine United will be able to reject such an immense offer. I predict Sir Alex ultimately decides to take the money and reinvest it in an attack make-over.  Destination: Real Madrid