Revealed: Chelsea made Robinho loan bid on deadline day and why Arsenal fans are still unhappy post-Elvis
By The Mole
Published 09:03 05/09/10
Chelsea made a cheeky bid for Manchester City’s unwanted marksman Robinho before the transfer window closed.
The Blues offered to take the 29-year-old Brazilian on loan to Stamford Bridge providing City subsidised some of his reported £160,000 a week pay packet.
Chelsea were on the brink of signing Robinho from Real Madrid two years ago. He stunned them by preferring to move to City in a British record £32.5 million deal.
A senior Chelsea source said last night: “We did make an initial enquiry about Robinho but for some reason City didn’t want to do business with us and thought the offer we tabled was unacceptable.”
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Elvis has left the building. Well, The Emirates anyway.
Because Arsenal chiefs have bowed to fan pressure and ditched The King’s The Wonder Of You as the song that greets the Gunners’ on the pitch.
Now Arsene Wenger’s men will take to the field to Fat Boy Slim’s Right Here Right Now, but fans are still unhappy.
Fan Mark Paulus said: “What’s wrong with Good Old Arsenal, the 1971 FA Cup Final song?”
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