Bit harsh on Bellamy..i thought he was brilliant for us In his time here,cracking player always gave 100% too,was gutted the way he left us with the mancini fallout.think we signed Ballotelli as his replacement pretty much if I remember right.Amazing how things happen. Looking back on the other January 2009 signings. Wayne Bridge and Craig Bellamy each played for a season and a half for us and was mediocre at best. De Jong was good for us for the two and a half seasons with the club. Shay Given was decent but eventually lost out to Hart.
So none of the January transfers lasted longer than two and a half seasons with the club and only De Jong was a consistent choice for that time. Kaka would have been more of the same. Since he left Milan, he only has one thing, a world recognized name. He isn't even one of the better midfielders in MLS.