Robinho has opened up on his time at Man City. PUBLISHED: 05:34, Sat, Apr 4, 2020 | UPDATED: 05:51, Sat, Apr 4, 2020 0

Robinho has opened up on his ill-fated time at Manchester City , and the club's failed attempt to sign Barcelona megastar Lionel Messi . The Brazilian spent two seasons at the Etihad after making a memorable transfer deadline day switch from Real Madrid. Related articles Man City forward Sergio Aguero jokes about pursuing acting career

City changed as a club forever in 2008 after they were bought by the Abu Dhabi Investment Group.

And one of the club's first acts under the new ownership was to fork out £32million for Real Madrid ace Robinho.

The attacker was an instant success in Manchester, as his flair and goalscoring ability made him a star in the league.

He found the net 14 times in 31 Premier League games during his first season at the club, before leaving midway through his second season.

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Now, he has revealed that he actually spoke with the club's new owner about other big-name players joining him.

City were on the verge of signing Kaka, before the Brazilian had a change of heart, and apparently went after Messi too.

"I spoke a couple of times with the owner, Sheik Mansour," he told Spanish outlet Marca .

"He said he was going to do a great job signing Kaka and Messi.

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