A ranar 1 ga Satumba, 2008, ranar ƙarshe na ranakun canja wurin bazara na Premier League, Robinho ya kammala canjin € 41 <unk> 42 miliyan (£ 32.5M) zuwa Manchester City a kan yarjejeniyar shekara huɗu. Wannan ya faru a ranar da kamfanin kamfanin Abu Dhabi United Group ya sayi kulob din. An danganta Robinho a baya tare da canja wuri zuwa Chelsea, kuma ya jaddada muradinsa na yin wasa a kulob din London har zuwa maraice na canja wuri. A ranar 27 ga Agusta, Babban Jami'in Chelsea Peter Kenyon ya ce kulob din yana da "tabbata" cewa yarjejeniyar za ta ci gaba, kuma Madrid ta ba da izinin su don barin dan wasan.
Garin Manchester City