Man City evening headlines as Robinho recalls Blues' transfer plans
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukRobinho reflects on City’s moves for Messi and Kaka The signing of Robinho was one of the first acts carried out by the Abu Dhabi Investment Group after they bought City in 2008.
City managed to poach the Brazilian from under the nose of Chelsea and, although the deal didn’t work out for Robinho, who spent just two seasons in Manchester, it was a signing that sent a message to the rest of the Premier League.
The club were prepared to spend, and spend big, in order to establish themselves as a dominant force in English football. And Robinho was viewed as just the start, as he revealed to Marca. "I spoke a couple of times with the owner, Sheik Mansour,” the Brazilian explained. “He said he was going to do a great job signing Kaka and
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