London, Jan 17: Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he is stunned by Manchester City's phenomenal 243 million pounds offer for Brazilian striker Kaka.

Ferguson is usually the big spender in Manchester. So City's offer of 108 million pounds for the AC Milan star, with the same in wages and 27million pounds in fees left him stunned, The Sun reported.

"I find it hard to get my head round to be honest. It is amazing. From time to time you get shocks and surprises. This is surprising everyone," Ferguson said.

But Fergie could not resist a little swipe at the City who, despite lashing out 32.5million pounds on Robinho in August, are only two points off the drop zone.

"It would be a statement of intent. That is probably the thinking with Robinho first and Kaka next. It can encourage other players to join. But the fact is they are not where Liverpool or Chelsea is and we have to look at the teams around us. You can only worry about the ones who are taking the trophy off you," Ferguson said. (ANI)