City have come out quite strongly against rumours today that Robinho may be heading to Barcelona in a loan deal.
The stories were reported by Catalan TV station TV3 - although, interestingly enough, not in any real detail by Catalan dailies
Sport and
El Mundo Deportivo. Basically, it was claimed that Robinho could be part of a City bid for Samuel Eto'o, and may well go on a season's loan to the European champions with a view to a permanent deal in 2010. For what it's worth, I don't think Robinho is good enough to play for this Barcelona team. He's not consistent enough, he's not enough of a team player, and if it's true that he doesn't enjoy Mark Hughes' disciplinary regime, he'd hate Guardiola's
even stricter methods.
But anyway, that's not important as Garry Cook has quickly and unequivocally dismissed the rumours today,
saying:
“The story is completely without foundation. Robinho has always been a highly valued member of our team and that continues to be the case. Reports suggesting he will leave the football club, either on loan or on a permanent deal, are absolutely untrue.”
So there we go. He may well be the only Brazilian left by opening day though.
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