“Upon his return we were all afraid,” Adriano Galliani told Radio Monte Carlo last week, and it is understandable that they were. Four years after a €68.5 million deal saw the best player in the world leave Milan for Madrid, everyone connected with the Rossoneri feared the Kaká they loved was no more.

A sporadic and injury-hit stay in the Spanish capital saw him make a grand total of 120 appearances, and many of them were instantly forgettable, yielding just 23 league goals.

Taking him back was a calculated gamble—one taken in part to ease some of the anger felt by supporters at the departure of numerous other club legends such as Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini. The vice president had managed to secure a free transfer of the 31-year-old, meaning Milan had risked very little, but they are being richly rewarded.

After overcoming various injuries, the talismanic forward has returned to action and is showing regular glimpses of his very best form. Dropping deep in search of the ball, he turns and drives at the heart of the opposition at speed, striking fear into defenders faced with his combination of skill and pace.

His composure, balance and creativity seem to have instantly returned to the level last seen when he was carrying Milan to the 2007 Champions League and Club World Cup double. That form saw him also win the Ballon d’Or as the best world’s finest player, and even under Massimiliano Allegri, Kaka has proved to be the one dependable man in the red and black stripes.

With the World Cup fast approaching, Kaka’s form raises the question of whether he could once again perform a similar role for Brazil as they host the competition for the first time since 1950.

 He endured a two-year absence from the national team until his recall in September 2012, and Luiz Felipe Scolari has continued to name him in his squads this season.

He has been in terrific form for Milan this year, and it's so sad to see players like Jô and Fred and Fernandinho start ahead of Kaká.

With their effervescent supporters behind them, Brazil boast a star-studded line-up filled with incredible quality, but we have yet to see how Neymar, Thiago Silva and Co. react when faced with such pressure. As such, it is becoming increasingly likely there will be a place for a proven winner like Kaka in the final 23-man squad.

He’s earned it.

It's no hidden fact that the exclusion of Kaká would drive away supporters from the Brazil team. But still Scolari won't include him. Scolari: We want Kaká!

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