10 footballers who made the worst career moves

#4 Robinho – Manchester City

Robinho was Manchester City’s first big money signing

Before Neymar there was Robinho who displayed magical dribbling skills while having a keen eye for goal at the same time. The forward who was forged in Santos was touted to become the next Ronaldo and was soon picked up by Real Madrid in 2005 where he impressed making over 100 appearances for the club during his three seasons in Spain. However, he was tried as a leverage to try and bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Real in 2008 and due to his frustration he pushed for a move away from Spain and ended up becoming a Manchester City player.

Robinho was unveiled as a City player on the same day the club was taken over by the Arab investment company Abu Dhabi United Group and became a galactico of their own when he signed for €42 million. Despite possessing great ability, he failed to adjust to the weather in England and made only 40 appearances for the club before leaving for AC Milan where he enjoyed his football but failed to stand out as you would expect him to.

Since then, Robinho has failed to recapture the kind of talent he displayed before moving to England.