Kaka wants to spend rest of career at Milan

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas (R) shares a light moment with AC Milan's Kaka during their Champions League first knockout round, first leg football match at the Emirates stadium in London February 20, 2008. Kaka, who this week extended his contract with AC Milan until 2013, wants to spend the rest of his career at the club.

MILAN (Reuters) - Brazil playmaker Kaka, who this week extended his contract with AC Milan until 2013, wants to spend the rest of his career at the club.

"Last year the Milan Channel asked me if I wanted to stay for life and on that occasion I didn't have the confidence and drive (to commit myself) I have today," FIFA's World Player of the Year told the club's in-house television station on Friday.

"Today I can say it. I want to stay Rossonero all of my career. I want to stay here for life."

According to Italian media reports, the 25-year-old will earn nine million euros (6.88 million pounds) a year net under the terms of his new deal with the European champions.

Kaka also said he wanted to skipper Milan one day.

"This is my fifth season at Milan," he said. "I want to become a symbol, a standard-bearer and one day a captain of this club."

Kaka was the driving force behind Milan's victorious Champions League campaign last season, scoring 10 goals.

The seven-times European champions have fended off several attempts by Real Madrid to buy the player, with the Spanish champions making an offer of 80 million euros in the close season.

(Writing by Paul Virgo in Rome, Editing by Tony Jimenez)