Spanish ace claims he ‘could never do a Robinho at Manchester City’: Is this the type of loyalty that’s lacking in the sport?

by offsidetrap on September 5th, 2008

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Manchester City’s recent transformation from a mid-level club to a full-blown top four contender has a lot of clubs on their toes. And rightly so. With the addition of the Abu Dhabi group into the mix, the Manchester club now have the funds available to make any player strongly consider their allegiance to their current club.

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Whilst most players would be gone in a flash for an audacious transfer fee, Valencia’s David Villa wants those around him to know that he’s not all about the money. So if Man City come calling for him in January, they better be ready to get brushed aside.

He told AS: ‘I would never do to Valencia what Robinho has done to Madrid, because I’m grateful to the club for everything they have done for me.

‘I don’t want to criticise Robinho because I don’t know his situation, but I wouldn’t have done it.’

Villa also claimed he never had any intention of leaving Valencia despite the list of big names being linked to him. He left the club to deal with the entire transfer saga, and says the fact they chose not to sell him in spite of their financial difficulties showed his worth to his employers. (ESPN Soccernet)

But does anyone really believe him? If Man City came calling with £45m in their hands, do you really believe the Spanish club could say no to that? And does anyone really think Villa would reject the chance to make £120,000 per week? I’d have to say no.

If anything, Man City have turned the footballing world on their heads. Whilst most teams were able to get by with a decent transfer every summer, the Manchester club has turned the transfer window into a game where only the rich will survive.

What do you think about Villa’s comments? Do you really think he’d stay loyal if the money came around?

{ 6 comments read them or add one }

Uncle Joe - September 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

No, the Premier League, UEFA and the G14 turned football in to a game where only the rich can survive. City are merely attempting to break up the cartel - helping competition if anytning.
Leeyiankun - September 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

I don’t know how much his loyalty is worth.
Until he sees the offer on the table, that is.
May be 300k a week could be too good to turn down. Those Arabs can offer him that much, without batting an eye.
Phoenix - September 5th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

I sincerely hope that Villa proves true to his word and remains at Valencia for the duration of his (renewed!) contract.
Ziggy - September 5th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

I hope Villa comes to the Premier League as he a fantastic footballer to watch, the Arabs will offer him such a high wage which any footballer will not be able to refuse!!!
hey - September 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

Football has certainly changed an awful lot from the game I watched as a kid, and not for the better as far as fans are concerned. The game seems to have lost its soul and things such as honour, loyalty and common decency have become meaningless words from a bygone era. The majority of players, managers, chairmen and governing bodies at the top level in the modern game are nothing but a bunch of greedy, lying, cheats.

The despicable conduct of Ronaldo over the summer and the disgraceful actions of Ferguson and Berbatov on Monday are prime examples. The sport and the media should properly vilify them for their behaviour but instead of this they are held up as role models and heroes, and a blind eye is turned to anything to the contrary. To ordinary fans the shameful conduct of these players and club officials is really quite stomach churning at times, but that’s the game as it is today.
jimbobblue - September 5th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

The spanish ace is talking out of his chocolate box “ARSE” it isn’t loyalty it’s wait until he gets a fat cheque in the face then he will wake up and smell the coffee, at the moment he is going on with himself like he is the teachers pet wait until his manager shouts at him he will probably run like a C…T

Uncle Joe - September 5th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

No, the Premier League, UEFA and the G14 turned football in to a game where only the rich can survive. City are merely attempting to break up the cartel - helping competition if anytning.

Leeyiankun - September 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

I don’t know how much his loyalty is worth.
Until he sees the offer on the table, that is.
May be 300k a week could be too good to turn down. Those Arabs can offer him that much, without batting an eye.

Phoenix - September 5th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

I sincerely hope that Villa proves true to his word and remains at Valencia for the duration of his (renewed!) contract.

Ziggy - September 5th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

I hope Villa comes to the Premier League as he a fantastic footballer to watch, the Arabs will offer him such a high wage which any footballer will not be able to refuse!!!

hey - September 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pm

Football has certainly changed an awful lot from the game I watched as a kid, and not for the better as far as fans are concerned. The game seems to have lost its soul and things such as honour, loyalty and common decency have become meaningless words from a bygone era. The majority of players, managers, chairmen and governing bodies at the top level in the modern game are nothing but a bunch of greedy, lying, cheats.

The despicable conduct of Ronaldo over the summer and the disgraceful actions of Ferguson and Berbatov on Monday are prime examples. The sport and the media should properly vilify them for their behaviour but instead of this they are held up as role models and heroes, and a blind eye is turned to anything to the contrary. To ordinary fans the shameful conduct of these players and club officials is really quite stomach churning at times, but that’s the game as it is today.

jimbobblue - September 5th, 2008 at 8:32 pm

The spanish ace is talking out of his chocolate box “ARSE” it isn’t loyalty it’s wait until he gets a fat cheque in the face then he will wake up and smell the coffee, at the moment he is going on with himself like he is the teachers pet wait until his manager shouts at him he will probably run like a C…T

Spanish ace claims he ‘could never do a Robinho at Manchester City’: Is this the type of loyalty that’s lacking in the sport?

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