Manchester City Aim To Replace Robinho With Ronaldinho - Report

The Citizens are allegedly targetting one Brazilian trickster to replace the other...

Serie A, Milan-Parma: Ronaldinho (Getty Images)
It seems that fiscal heavyweights Manchester City are keen to recruit a new marquee signing if, as appears increasingly likely, Robinho is Barcelona-bound.

Former World Player of the Year Ronaldinho, currently flourishing under the tutelage of fellow national Leonardo in the AC Milan set-up, is being linked once again with a mega-money move to the Citizens.

According to Sport, the Citizens will press Milan for an answer regarding the availability of Ronaldinho and, should the response be positive, then they will green-light the sale of Robinho to Barcelona.

Robinho has been consistently linked with a move away from the City of Manchester Stadium, and is allegedly regarded as a replacement for Thierry Henry, despite the Frenchman's current form on the left of the Catalan club's attacking trio.

City previously tried to seal a deal for Ronaldinho, prior to the Brazilian's switch to Serie A; however, the 29-year-old spurned Mark Hughes' advances.

A swoop for Ronaldinho's fellow national, Maicon, is expected to fall through, though, as the player's agent has distanced his client from the City speculation.

The Eastlands side have also been linked with moves for Henry, Yossi Benayoun, and Franck Ribery.

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