Friday, 30 July 2010

Robi to return

Unfortunately we have not yet sold Robinho anywhere. And given our unwillingness to loan him back to Santos, he will return to MCFC at the end of his loan spell next week.

Or rather, he will play a friendly for Brazil against the US in New Jersey on August 11 - part of Mano Menezes' exciting new squad, alongside City targets Neymar and David Luiz. And then come back to City just in time for opening day.

But it's not obvious to me that Robinho could be re-integrated into the playing squad. In fact, I think that with Adam Johnson, David Silva and presumably Mario Balotelli in our 25 there might not even be a place for our (current) record signing.

It would be a situation so absurd that I am sure we will compromise between now and deadline day. In practice this will mean accepting of, say, £15m rather than holding out for £20m. There are not many clubs who could find that money to buy him, but maybe some. Beşiktaş? Milan? Benfica? Lyon? Juventus? That's my prediction, anyway.
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6 comments:

  1. Unknown30 July 2010 at 17:40

    IM SICK OF HEARING ABOUT THIS 25 PLAYERS RUBBISH.

    THE SQUAD BELOW CONTAINS BOLATELLI ROBINHO,BELLAMY,IRELAND,MILNER AND TORRES (PLEASE).


    Homegrown over-21s:
    1.Shay Given
    2.Joe Hart
    3.Stuart Taylor
    4.Micah Richards
    5.Wayne Bridge
    Nedum Onuoha sell
    6.Joleon Lescott
    Shaleum Logan loan
    Michael Johnson loan
    7.Stephen Ireland
    8.Shaun Wright-Phillips
    9.Adam Johnson
    10.Gareth Barry
    11.Craig Bellamy
    Kelvin Etuhu sell

    Foreign over-21s:
    David Gonzalez loan
    12 Pablo Zabaleta
    13 Jerome Boateng
    14 Kolo Toure
    15 Aleksandar Kolarov
    16.Vincent Kompany
    17.Nigel de Jong
    18.Yaya Toure
    19.Patrick Vieira
    20.Robinho
    21.David Silva
    Roque Santa Cruz sell
    Jo sell
    Felipe Caicedo sell
    22.Emmanuel Adebayor
    23.Carlos Tevez
    24. James Milner purchase
    25. Fernando Torres purchase
    Under-21s:
    Mario Ballotelli purchase
    Javan Vidal
    Vladimir Weiss
    Dedryck Boyata
    Greg Cunningham
    Adi Ibrahim
    Alex Nimely

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  2. BlueMooning31 July 2010 at 08:12

    I don't want City to compromise at all and don't see why should. This spoilt brat has been a problem since almost day one (in fact include day one because he was clearly unclear who he was joining).

    He should be rebranded Babybinho. If City are expected to take a hit (at least that appears to be your suggestion) let them take the full cost as a hit and let him rot for the remaining part of his contract. See how long he maintains his international place at that rate.

    Then sell him to a Russian club when he finally comes to his hare brained senses. His behaviour has been both disrespectful and disgraceful.

    I find people who appear to feel the need to empathise with him just because he has talent the most lamentable. He is not a child and is as accountable for his actions as you or I. I don't see him offering to return his unearned salary but I do see the spolit brat wanting this and that because it suits him.

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  3. city_slacker31 July 2010 at 10:55

    tony must be as Lancastrian as they come- James Milner. Yorkshire. Foreign. I've missed those days...

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  4. Unknown31 July 2010 at 12:43

    ha ha well spotted! obviously you get the point mate i was adding players nos 24 and 25.
    point is that the media is whipping all city fans into another frenzy bellamy going,ireland going we need a fire sale.its a ruddy joke.
    we will soon be rid of jo and santa sick note and all of a sudden we have only 3 strikers.

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  5. Bluephill31 July 2010 at 17:59

    Balotelli would not need to be registered in the 25 man squad as he is still only 19.

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  6. Unknown2 August 2010 at 21:25

    i agree with 黃於志豪士賢

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