Santos complete loan deal for Robinho
Manchester City forward Robinho has returned to Santos on a six-month loan.
City confirmed in a statement on their website that the Brazilian club will pay all of the player's wages and bonuses for the period, which begins immediately and ends on August 4.
Manager Roberto Mancini said: "Robinho is someone who needs to be playing regularly and we wish him well for the period of his loan."
The 26-year-old joined City from Real Madrid in the summer of 2008 for a British record transfer fee of £32.5million, the club's first big signing under the ownership of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed.
The Brazil forward has struggled to hold down a first-team place, first under Mark Hughes and latterly under new boss Mancini.
Robinho has made no secret in recent days of his desire to return to his old club as he seeks to consolidate his place in the Brazil side ahead of this summer's World Cup.
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Comments (3)
i am happy for him to escape such a ***** club he never wanted to play for anyway...check it out....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBPqPh3yJoY when they correct him 2 ***** he almost cries cant blame the guy though he thought he was stuck a ***** mid table team with no hope of european football and he was right lucky escape.....
What is the natter with you? Are you posting this from a home for the bewildered?
Who are the "Indians"? God good man (boy?) get a grip and start posting when you have acheived a basic grasp of Geography, English, reality and well... ...pretty much everything it seems.
City r guna end up in shit in 5 years time robinho Santa cruz adebayor lescott toure bridge r all shit an r on about 100k+ a week no 1's guna b able to pay half their wages if they wanna sell an city won't get half bk what they paid. An Mancini as gota get players he wants naw so that'll b another 250mil on shite an that'll b italian players who r shite then Mancini will get sacked cos there does shit an everythin I just said will start over agen then the Indians will get bored ***** an leave city in shit
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