Manchester City forward Robinho claims he rejected the chance to
move to Barcelona last month in order to return to his homeland
with Santos.
The Brazilian has been in impressive form since going back to
Santos on a six-month loan deal in January.
Robinho, who spent the first three seasons of his career at
Santos, scored a brace on his home debut midweek to take his tally
to three goals in as many games.
However, the former Real Madrid forward claims he could have
moved back to Spain instead.
"I had an offer from Barcelona," he told Radio Globo. "But
they wanted to bring me in on a transfer and Manchester City didn't
want to sell me.
"Then they wanted me on a loan deal but it wouldn't have been
good to take my whole family, look for a house and be there only
six months.
"It's different in Santos, since here I have a house and all
the rest."
The Brazil striker joined City for a British record
£32.5million in the summer of 2008 and made an instant impact,
finishing as the club's leading scorer in his first season.
But this season has been a different story as, first under
former boss Mark Hughes and then Roberto Mancini, Robinho spent
most of his time on the bench.
