Robinho ruffles Manchester City feathers.

Manchester City star, Robinho, has ruffled a few feathers by hinting at his dream transfer to Spanish champions, Barcelona. The commitment of the Brazilian has constantly been in question ever since he joined City last summer in a massive financial deal.

This led to calls from all sections of the game that Robinho had only joined City as a stepping stone between big clubs as they were willing to offer him more money than he had ever had to sign a big contract. The same day that he joined City he created controversy by saying he was happy to be joining Chelsea in the middle of an interview.

This news is likely to annoy many City fans and even manager, Mark Hughes, who was hoping that the services of the player would be enough to attract more high calibre stars to the club. If they let him leave then it could be a lot harder for City to attract players of a similar calibre and it could be a long time before the stars start walking through the gates at Eastlands.

Robinho said: “So far, there have only been speculations. There is nothing concrete and I haven't received any offers. The only thing I can say is that Barcelona are a great team and everybody would love to play for them.”

Many football fans will scratch their head at Robinho’s career as he possesses everything necessary to turn himself into one of the greatest players to have ever played the game. His temperament and nature prevented him from making a big impression at Real Madrid, which ultimately led to his sale last year.

Ever since he moved to City a lot of people have been saying that he does not look like he truly wants to be wearing the Manchester City colours and despite a fairly good first season in English football a lot of fans have come to question his desire and attitude.

The next move for City is quite simple, make sure the player is happy where he is and do everything possible to make sure he stays at the club. The big financial backers that have just taken over the club clearly have big ambitions but these cannot be fulfilled unless the best players stay at City.

With a lot of speculation already floating around City’s best defender, Richard Dunne, then it is vitally important that they quash the rumours surrounding their best attacking force. Mark Hughes is a smart enough manager to know how to handle the situation and Robinho would be well advised to keep his head down for a while as the sags unfolds.

If and only if Barca eventually do make bid for him can colour start being put on the picture, however the fact is that you would question why they would want him when they clearly have the best side in Europe. There are other areas of the Barcelona squad that could do with a lot more work as the attacking flair they already have is more than adequate.