Robinho told he must fight for his Manchester City slot.Byline: ANILondon, Oct.15 (ANI): Brazil football star Robinho, who is wanted by Barcelona in January's transfer window, faces a fight to reclaim his place in the Manchester City squad, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the club's assistant boss, Mark Bowen Mark Rosslyn Bowen (born 7 December 1963) is a former professional footballer and current football coach. He was a left-back who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, West Ham United, Shimizu S-Pulse, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Reading. . Bowen, right-hand man to City boss 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 , said: "Robinho is a naturally-fit guy who doesn't carry a lot of weight. "So, once he's back training with the group, it doesn't take him much time to be right. But, he's no different from any other player in the squad in that he'll be fighting for a place when he regains his fitness, The Mirror quoted Bowen, as saying. "Anybody who watches top-level football knows that's always the case now, and we're no different. Things can change so quickly though. A week is a long time in this game. An injury or two and you're back in the side, then it's up to you to make sure you stay there," he added. While City have maintained publicly that Robinho is not for sale, Barcelona's persistent courting of the 25-year-old means a January exit now seems inevitable. City are keen to add defensive cover in January and could use Robinho as bait in a player-plus-cash deal with Barcelona's Carles Puyol Carles Puyol i Saforcada (born April 13, 1978 in La Pobla de Segur, Catalonia, Spain) is a Spanish/Catalan footballer who is the current team captain of FC Barcelona. He is a regular in the Spanish national team. or Eric Abidal coming the other way. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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