Robinho feels for Balotelli

05 August 2011 12:09
Former Manchester City striker Robinho has admitted it came as no surprise to him to hear Mario Balotelli is unsettled at Eastlands.[LNB] While Balotelli claims he is happy with everything at City, he said last weekend he was struggling with life off the field in Manchester.[LNB]Robinho also failed to settle after joining City from Real Madrid in 2008 before making a permanent move to AC Milan last summer.[LNB]Balotelli moved the other way - from Inter Milan to City - and Robinho can see why the 20-year-old is not enjoying Manchester.[LNB]"It doesn't surprise me," he said. "He's not the first one to have difficulty in that city. I don't know if he will decide to stay or go.[LNB]"But I admit that I understand him. You don't live well in Manchester."[LNB]Robinho's international team-mate Kaka has been linked with a return to Milan from Real Madrid.[LNB]And, although the Brazilian star would welcome Kaka back to the San Siro, he believes fellow Milan frontman Antonio Cassano should stay.[LNB]"He is a friend, I'd embrace him willingly," he added.[LNB]"If he came here I'd be very happy, although it won't be easy for him to repeat what he did in his first Rossoneri experience.[LNB]"Cassano is a great friend of mine and I hope he stays with us. He must not leave."

Source: Team_Talk