The 25 years-old Brazilian striker Robinho, who is also the most expensive player in the Premier League, already confirmed that he wants to go back to Brazil and joined his former football club, Santos. He is set to leave City and his appearance against Scunthorpe United on Sunday’s FA Cup likely be his last game for the club.
The Brazilian international sensationally signed for City on the final day of the 2008 summer transfer window for a club record fee of £32.5m (€42.5 million) from Real Madrid.
According to an interview made by Radio Bandeirantes, Robinho said City’s owners had told him that he was no longer part of the club’s plans. This week, a delegation from Santos and several other clubs led by multisports club Benfica will meet City officials.
“The whole board of directors has decided that the best thing is to loan me out. It would be exceptional to return to Santos. To play at Santos would help me on the way to the World Cup. It is my home, I know everybody.”
Robinho, Manchester City striker
The main reason why he’s going to leave City is because he’s not happy anymore. The appointment of Roberto Mancini as City boss has not helped to improve Robinho’s prospects at the club. Robinho said that Mancini is unable to guarantee him a regular role in his plans and that made him uninterested.
“The first thing to say is that it is a bad moment I am going through. The managers are different here. They decide a system and want you to fit in and it doesn’t matter if you’re tall or short. The manager was honest with me. He told me I was just going to play every other game. I told him that wouldn’t interest me because this is a World Cup year and I need to play. The financial situation is important but being happy also counts.”
Though Robinho finally decided to go back to Santos, other giant football clubs like Juventus and Barcelona are still interested in him.
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