WHEN Manchester City's £100m bid for Brazilian superstar Kaka fell through fan Chris Atkinson was more blue than most.

The keen City fan was so confident his team could secure the deal to bring the AC Milan star to Eastlands that he got the player's name tattooed across his chest.

And he's been so embarrassed since the bid fell through last month that he's only just revealed his 6cm-wide new body art - in the centre of his chest - to mates.

Chris, 25, from Altrincham, who has 18 tattoos, including the City badge and England's three lions on his leg and a St George's flag with MCFC on his arm, paid £60 for the new body art after news broke that City were chasing the star.

Embarrassed

He said: "I was gutted when it fell through. I couldn't believe it and rushed to check all the news channels.

"I got it done when City's representatives flew out to Milan to talk to Kaka's but I hadn't shown anyone.

"When it fell through I was too embarrassed to tell anyone what I'd done. My mum and dad haven't even seen it yet.

"I didn't show anyone until I was in the pub last week and said to the lads 'guess what I've had done'. They thought it was a transfer but when I showed them it was real they just laughed."

But labourer Chris, a life long City fan, is not planning to get it covered up just yet.

He said: "I'm not doing anything until the summer. You never know they might try for him again. I'm thinking about getting a Robinho one - I've tried before but my mates said I'd be stupid."