Robinho signs for Beşiktaş
Manchester City outcast Robinho – the most expensive player in English football history – is close to joining Turkish side Beşiktaş.
The Brazilian, who joined City from Real Madrid for £32.5million in September 2008, has struggled to adapt to English football, and left the Eastlands club to return to former club Santos on loan last season.
Now, after 53 appearances and 16 goals for the Premier League outfit, he will soon officially bring his stay in English football to an end.
Robinho would be the latest big name to join Beşiktaş this summer following the arrivals of his former Real teammate Guti and Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma.
The Turkish giants finished fourth in their domestic league last season, and beat HJK Helsinki 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League playoff on Tuesday night.