Football legend Pele has stated that Robinho is an unfit role model to childen in Brazil after leaving Real Madrid for Manchester City.
Robinho told the Press Association: “I accept Pele’s criticism as he is the king of football, but if he had been me, he would have done the same.”
“Real did not want to retain me,” he said. “They even used me as a potential exchange to sign Cristiano Ronaldo. But as that negotiation fell through, then they wanted to retain me.”
“I told the president if they didn’t want to count on me, I didn’t want to stay there either,” he added.
“My first goal was to go to Chelsea as it was the only club to have made a formal offer… But Real did not like Chelsea shirts with my name on being sold before sorting out the negotiations.”
“Also, they did not reach the value Real demanded so then Manchester City came in at the last minute to sign me.”
