Robinho admits he's on his way way out of Man City
Robinho has confirmed he is set to leave Manchester City, with a return to Santos the likely destination.
City manager Roberto Mancini has named Robinho in his starting line-up for today's FA Cup tie against Scunthorpe. And the Brazil forward, who has been unhappy to find himself on the bench in recent matches, acknowledges it could be his last match for City.
"What's important is to be happy," Robinho said. "Money is not everything. First thing is that I am going through a bad period. Here, Mancini said that I would play one game and another no. I didn't accept that and told him so. It's a World Cup year."
Reports suggest Robinho, who joined City in a £32.5m move in 2008, is set to take a pay-cut to move back to Santos, with the Citizens continuing to pay part of his wages.
The 25-year-old added: "The directors all agree that it's better to send me out on loan. It would be exceptional to return to Santos.
"Playing for Santos would help me in my path to the World Cup. It is my home, I know everyone."
Robinho also revealed that his friend and compatriot Diego had told him to join him at Juventus, but that he had responded: "Di, I would do better to go fishing. No, I'm going to Brazil."
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Comments (7)
You can come and fill Henry's spot any time.
he never wanted to join ***** in the first place he almost looked like he would cry in his first english interview when he thought he had signed for chelsa but was corrected to ***** lol poor guy trapped at a shit club....
This is what happens after players had gone to real madrid...lolz look @ benzema nd 2010 goaless footballer of the year c.ronaldo. robben,rvn,hunter,etc are all gone...nxt on d line wuld b ribery.
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