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New Manchester City signing Robinho has set his sights on winning the Premier League title with his new club.
The 24-year-old signed from Real Madrid for a British record £32.4m as City pulled off a major coup just before Monday's transfer deadline.
"I want to help the manager and the team to win the Premier League, that's my ambition," he told the club website.
"I knew that City are a very big club, there's a great team there and this is an exciting project."
After an injection of funds from new investors Abu Dhabi United Group, City managed to outmanoeuvre Chelsea to bring the Brazilian to Eastlands.
Robinho had seemed certain to move to Stamford Bridge, telling a press conference on Sunday that "I am only thinking of Chelsea" as he attempted to engineer a move away from Madrid.
But he said the chance to team up with his international team-mates Jo and Elano at City was a key factor in his decision to join Mark Hughes' side.
"They are my friends," Robinho explained.
"Having such great players at City was one of the reasons why I decided to come here."
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New Manchester City signing Robinho has set his sights on winning the Premier League title with his new club.
The 24-year-old signed from Real Madrid for a British record £32.4m as City pulled off a major coup just before Monday's transfer deadline.
"I want to help the manager and the team to win the Premier League, that's my ambition," he told the club website.
"I knew that City are a very big club, there's a great team there and this is an exciting project."
After an injection of funds from new investors Abu Dhabi United Group, City managed to outmanoeuvre Chelsea to bring the Brazilian to Eastlands.
Robinho had seemed certain to move to Stamford Bridge, telling a press conference on Sunday that "I am only thinking of Chelsea" as he attempted to engineer a move away from Madrid.
But he said the chance to team up with his international team-mates Jo and Elano at City was a key factor in his decision to join Mark Hughes' side.
"They are my friends," Robinho explained.
"Having such great players at City was one of the reasons why I decided to come here."
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