BARCA COOL ON ROBINHO; Football Spy: EVERY SINGLE DAY THE BIGGEST MOVES... LATEST NEWS... THE ORIGINAL GOSSIP COLUMN..: Loan move only for City striker.Byline: JOHN CROSS BARCELONA boss Pep Guardiola has told his club to forget a permanent move for Robinho and sign him on loan instead. Guardiola has noted the Brazilian's disappointing spell at Manchester City and wants to be sure he would be fully committed (Law) committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. See also: Fully to Barca and not just after a big-money move. But although the Spanish club believe Robinho (right) would jump at a chance to switch to the Nou Camp in the next transfer window, City are unlikely to agree a loan deal. Manager manager Mark Hughes This article is about the Welsh footballer. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation). Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky insists Robinho is not for sale despite the striker's latest club versus country row, while City would at least want their pounds 32m outlay back if they sell him. Guardiola would prefer the option of signing someone else next summer should taking Robinho on loan not work out. He could renew his pursuit of Valencia's Juan Mata and David Silva, or Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery. The European champions are likely to try to talk with City's wealthy owners during the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi next month. Barca president Joan Laporta is due to be in the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. and could meet City chief Sheikh sheikh or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin, the male head of the family, as well as of each successively larger social unit making up the tribal structure. The sheikh is generally assisted by an informal tribal council of male elders. Mansour. Barcelona captain Carles Puyol does not believe signing Robinho is essential, even though it is thought Thierry Henry may leave the club next summer. Puyol said: "He is a great player, but we have very good players in that position like (Thierry) Henry, Andres (Iniesta), Bojan (Krkic) and Pedro (Rodriguez) who can also play on the wing. "I believe we have a very complete squad." |
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