Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is willing to offload Robinho in the summer.

The Times says contrary to Hughes's claims yesterday, the manager is prepared to sell.

Barcelona would be put off by his past links with Real Madrid and Milan hardly require another flair player, with Kaká and Ronaldinho on their books.

The reality is that City will probably have to take a heavy hit on the British-record £34.2 million fee they paid Real for Robinho last September.

A swap involving Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery has been mooted.