Real Madrid have given up hope of taking AC Milan playmaker Kaka to the Bernabeu.

Ramon Calderon has been keen on Kaka since his presidential campaign and the Brazil international has been constantly linked with a move to Spain.

Milan have always insisted the 25-year-old is not for sale and are thought to have rejected numerous Real advances in the summer.

And Real sporting director Predrag Mijatovic has now confirmed they have shelved plans to lure Kaka and will move on to more realistic targets.

"(Real Madrid) can't allow itself to waste too much time on something that is extremely difficult to obtain," Mijatovic told Marca.

He added: "We've spoken a lot about this player over the past year and a half.

"Everybody likes him, but we know his situation and where he is playing, we'll move on to something else."