Editing Robinho (section)

====Return to Santos (loan)====
[[File:Robinho (2010).JPG|upright=0.68|thumb|Robinho playing for Santos in the 2010 season]]

On 28 January 2010, Robinho returned to his home club Santos due to moving down the pecking order at Manchester City, joining them on a six-month [[Loan (sports)|loan deal]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/8477878.stm |title=Manchester City's Robinho to join Santos on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref> He had publicly stated that at Manchester City he would play every other game, and because of the upcoming [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]], he wanted to play every game, and so returned to Brazil with Santos after declining a move to [[São Paulo FC|São Paulo]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Daniel Taylor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jan/24/robinho-manchester-city-santos |title=Robinho wants to go home to Santos after dismal time at Manchester City |newspaper=The Guardian |location=UK |date=24 January 2010 |access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref> On his return to Santos, Robinho scored a [[backheel]] against aforementioned admirers São Paulo with five minutes to spare to complete a 2–1 victory for the ''Peixe''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5925460,00.html |title=Robinho scores on Santos return |website=Sky Sports |date=7 February 2010 |access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref> In the final match of his loan deal on 4 August, Robinho helped Santos win the [[Copa do Brasil]]. Although Santos lost 2–1 to [[Esporte Clube Vitória|Vitória]], they won the tie 3–2 on aggregate to win the competition for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/7927844/Robinho-wants-to-extend-Santos-deal-after-ending-six-month-loan-with-Copa-Brasil-glory.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/7927844/Robinho-wants-to-extend-Santos-deal-after-ending-six-month-loan-with-Copa-Brasil-glory.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Robinho wants to extend Santos deal after ending six-month loan with Copa Brasil glory |date=5 August 2010 |access-date=26 August 2010 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, Robinho stated that he wanted to remain with Santos rather than return to England. Manchester City, however, refused to extend the loan deal and Santos failed to make a transfer bid.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/7918256/Robinho-pleads-with-Manchester-City-to-let-him-leave-after-Santos-transfer-talks-collapse.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/7918256/Robinho-pleads-with-Manchester-City-to-let-him-leave-after-Santos-transfer-talks-collapse.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Robinho pleads with Manchester City to let him leave after Santos transfer talks collapse |date=30 July 2010 |access-date=26 August 2010 |location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Robinho returned to training with Manchester City in August 2010, but stated that he was seeking a move away from the club before the end of the summer [[transfer window]] on 31 August.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/7963612/Robinho-back-in-training-with-Manchester-City-as-he-seeks-move-to-Italy-or-Spain.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/7963612/Robinho-back-in-training-with-Manchester-City-as-he-seeks-move-to-Italy-or-Spain.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Robinho back in training with Manchester City as he seeks move to Italy or Spain |date=25 August 2010 |access-date=26 August 2010 |location=London |first=Giles |last=Mole}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Turkish clubs [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] and [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] opened transfer negotiations with City, but Robinho rejected a move to Turkey, declaring that he would rather move to a club in Spain or Italy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/24/robinho-besiktas-fenerbahce |newspaper=The Guardian |title=Robinho turns down moves to Besiktas and Fenerbahce |date=24 August 2010 |access-date=26 August 2010 |location=London |first=Daniel |last=Taylor}}</ref>