by cdncityfan » Mon May 03, 2010 11:58 pm
Robinho has irritated me more and more this season. A few weeks ago on BBC's World Football Phone-In, their Brazil expert Tim Vickery brought up a television appearance he made on Brazilian television. When asked about Manchester City, rather than talk up to Brazilians the club that paid a small fortune for him and allowed him to go home to Brazil on very generous terms, he instead implied that City were just a small club who had come into money. (Sorry for no article link.)
The difficult part for Santos FC is that they cannot afford his wages at all, and certainly not a transfer fee for him. Sponsors of the club (advertisers, wealthy fans, etc.) are paying the greater part of his wages and, to be blunt, he is our player. If he wants out, put in a transfer request and queue up the wealthy bidders. If he thinks he can dictate terms to Manchester City, he is sadly mistaken. The problem for the future for players who join City is that we have no financial incentive to sell them, whereas they very well may wish to leave for whatever reason. It is just the nature of the beast of being a well-off club. On the other hand, it also means that every time we sell a player, it will likely be at a loss. There is no way we will get 35 million pounds for Robinho now, especially if he is heading back to Brazil.
It really is a pity what has happened with him as he is enormously talented to this day. He simply lacks the will and physicality to compete in the Premier League. As with Real Madrid and Santos beforehand, his personality is hampering his career.
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