Transfers - Transfer Talk: Robinho to Chelsea

Eurosport - Thu, 22 Jan 02:19:00 2009

Manchester City forward Robinho has again been linked with a move to Chelsea after club and player gave differing accounts of his departure from a Tenerife training camp.

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It's almost as if the last six months didn't happen. Manchester City are in mid-table and Robinho could be on his way to Stamford Bridge after falling out with the club he is contracted to.

The former Real Madrid star is set to be fined £300,000 after doing a runner and is alleged to have told compatriot Luiz Felipe Scolari he wants to join him in London.

City chairman Garry Cook's admission he hadn't the foggiest where Robinho was suggests the player's relationship with his club has broken down.

While Robinho remained incommunicado for City, the Brazilian media found him swiftly enough - he claimed he was attending to a 'family issue' and told City he was leaving.

The whole sorry mess means Peter Kenyon may find a use for those prematurely-printed Robinho shirts after all.

The Eastlands club could also lose another important striker with Aston Villa and Tottenham joining Chelsea and Arsenal in the race to sign wonderkid Daniel Sturridge on a cheap deal.

The City academy product is frustrated at not being offered a new deal with the club seemingly more interested in wasting time chasing players who have little interest in joining them.

Another pie in which Harry Redknapp has his predictably active finger is Chelsea reserve goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini. The Italian, last seen in May 2004, is reportedly in talks with Spurs , who will allow back-up Cesar Sanchez to join Valencia on a free.

With the coffers swollen by the paperwork-dependent £14 million sale of Wilson Palacios to Spurs, Wigan boss Steve Bruce is expected to give his squad that little boost required to ensure they stay in the top half this season.

Long-term deals for strike duo Emile Heskey and Amr Zaki have been long-discussed, but Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is the latest goal-getter to be touted as a JJB target. Wolves are unlikely to want to sell as the former Manchester United trainee's 16 goals have helped fire them to a big lead at the top of the Championship.

Wigan's Olivier Kapo, who has struggled to break into the first team since moving from Birmingham in the summer, could return to France with Auxerre.

Moody, temperamental strikers are the order of the day for Hull City.

After Tigers boss Phil Brown reportedly tired of on-loan Marlon King's antics, he is prepared to turn his attentions instead to Middlesbrough's allegedly reformed Egyptian Mido.

Man City striker Darius Vassell is expected to leave Eastlands this month and could join Sheffield United for £1.25m, Tottenham outcast Gilberto is reported to be arranging a free transfer to Getafe after being told he has no future at the club, Brescia striker Savio Nsereko is the latest Gianluca Nani recommendation that could join West Ham, while Lyon have joined Paris St-Germain in the 'race' to sign Hammers wide-man Julien Faubert.

Reda Maher / Eurosport

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  1. come on robinho come to chelsea and be are star

    From KEVIN, on Sun 25 Jan 7:29PM

  2. Hezzy //////////// robi boy if there is player we need­ is uuuuuuuuu
    just @#$% to stamford and help us paint­ LONDON blue

    From Hezron, on Sat 24 Jan 1:54AM

  3. @#$% u Robinho we dont need u anymore, there are better­ players than u we can get, wht a shame.....hahaha

    From osas, on Fri 23 Jan 8:39PM

  4. robinho is a good player but if he keeps changin teamz­ like a football s!Ut he'll end like anelka­ who's trying to rejuvinate his game according to­ mi. he think being in chelsea is stil pride like it­ used to be in the Morhino days

    From real_edweb, on Fri 23 Jan 12:20AM

  5. We need Robinho, more strikers are wot Chelsea need , i­ think Robinho can connect perfectly with likes­ ..Lambard, Drogba, Kalou,Anelka..and mayb Deco..hence­ J.Cole will be out for so long .. Chelsea... sure need­ him..aand listen up .. we are not going backward .. the­ game is still on .. c'mon guy's­ ''CHELSEA 4 LIFE''!!!

    From Jacquii, on Thu 22 Jan 11:49PM

  6. I'm the best player in the world Chelsea should buy­ me I'm the right wing like j.cole,messi or ronaldo­ Chelsea should buy me I'm very fast my finish is­ excellent I would be pleased with a salary of 10 000­ per week :D

    From Osman, on Thu 22 Jan 8:51PM

  7. sgrant741 - if you have lots of money you obviously­ weren't educated very well.

    "...their­ wern't chelsea fans..."

    you mean­ "...there weren't chelsea fans..."

    From Ashley B, on Thu 22 Jan 8:23PM

  8. LATEST NEWS SCUMCHESTER UNITED NEW SPONSORS TO BE­ PAMPERS AS THERE PI$$ POOR UP FRONT & S*** AT THE­ BACK

    From U R SOLES, on Thu 22 Jan 5:45PM

  9. Robinho be careful. Football these days has many Stars­ who are even better than you!
    So clubs arent changed­ like knickers. you might find yourself back in Brazil­ if you become big headed.

    Otherwise you are a good­ player and you can stablise if knelt before SIR ALEX­ FURGUSON for a place in the club of winners- Manchester­ united. SORRY IF i AM ARROGANT!
    WASIKYE WAGALO GODFREY

    From wasikye, on Thu 22 Jan 5:14PM

  10. come robinho come...and be our star please haha then we­ can kick man u's @#$% togeather lol....haha...well­ everyone knows that without c.ronaldo man u is­ nothing......

    From pratheeb, on Thu 22 Jan 4:22PM

  11. Robinho is proving that players like him are not­ interested in football, they're just following the­ money. Tradition and values mean nothing to them.

    From Terry, on Thu 22 Jan 2:44PM

  12. jameslan01 - i wouldn't mind a team of championship­ player and still 2nd in premiership above chelsea.

    From c, on Thu 22 Jan 2:06PM

  13. Football Fan's. this Robinho afair is a testament,­ to how low football, and sport in general has fallen,­ enough is enough, I will not spend another penny paying­ to watch any PRO game. It's down to the local park­ for me, to watch genuine competition for free. PS read­ SGRANT 741, another reason for why I.m offski

    From ANDREW, on Thu 22 Jan 1:00PM

  14. Please Robinho don't make mistake again go to­ CHELSEA and fine yourself. This is the real place for­ you.our door is always open for you.........

    From farhad, on Thu 22 Jan 12:49PM

  15. MANCHESTER UNITED IS THE ONLY CLUB THAT ROBHINO SHOULD­ MOVE. THERE HE WILL GAIN BIG POPULARITY AND WILL­ IMPROVE LOTS.

    From the_simple_mind, on Thu 22 Jan 10:24AM
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    Robinho to anfield to join a real club colliedug, why­ have they sold the ground to some team who can actually­ play football. You spend hours talking @#$%e about the­ past. You lot are rubbish and going backwards faster­ than chelsea, 90% of your team would struggle at­ championship level for fu*ks sake.

    From jamesl, on Thu 22 Jan 10:18AM

  17. I would like for robinho to leave manchester city­ because they don't care about the players they just­ want championships and good players. (you can't­ have everything man. city!) GO ARSENAL THE BEST EVER­
    GUNNERS

    From king james, on Thu 22 Jan 10:02AM
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    ROBINHO GOING TO CHELSEA? WHY WOULD HE WANNA GO THERE?­ IT'S NOT AS IF HE WOULD WIN ANYTHING THERE!! ­ CHELSEA ARE GOING BACKWARDS NOW. HE NEEDS TO GO TO­ ANFIELD AND JOIN A REAL FOOTBALL CLUB.

    From Colin, on Thu 22 Jan 9:41AM

  19. Robinho's game would suit Arsenal better than any­ other British club... shame they can't afford him.

    From richardbond1970, on Thu 22 Jan 8:45AM

  20. bobby and sandy.....a few things......1. im from­ hammersmith, not fulham.....2. my parents are both top­ dogs at barclays head office in canary wharf, so i have­ plenty of money, not a council flat thanks......3. are­ you actually mentally retarded enough to believe that­ their wern't chelsea fans before roman­ abramovich?.....4. i support chelsea because i live­ down the road from the ground and my dad started takin­ me to the games in 1994 when i was 5 years old......and­ 5. it's fans like you who embarass themselves and­ their club by being such narrow minded @#$%, is it not­ possible for you to have a fair and balanced view of­ football, or are you 1 of these people that claim their­ starting 11 consists of the 11 greatest footballers of­ all time and every football fan around the world that­ does not support their club is automatically a­ @#$%?.....what club do you support just out of­ interest?

    From sgrantcfc, on Thu 22 Jan 8:29AM
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