Robinho - Did He Make The Right Choice?

Goal.com invites you, the reader, to weigh in on the debate surrounding Robinho's transfer to Manchester City. Did he make the right choice, or should he have held out for a January move to Chelsea? Should he have left Madrid at all? You decide...

Few transfers this summer ignited as much controversy and discussion as did Robinho's move to Manchester City. England's most expensive import, the Brazilian left Real Madrid under a cloud in search of pastures new.

Of course, he - and everyone else - thought that Chelsea would be his destination, at least until City, flush with Dubai dinero, swooped in at the last minute to bring him to Eastlands.

Thus this wonder winger won't be playing Champions League football this season - nor perhaps even next - as he teams up with Mark Hughes instead of Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Is this at all proper? Is it right? Many have questioned his wisdom in forcing an exit from Madrid, only to arrive at a UEFA Cup side. Some feel that he should have waited until January in the hope that Madrid lost their nerve and sold him to Chelsea; others still argue that he shouldn't have sought to leave the Bernabéu at all, and instead he should have made his peace with the club over 'Ronaldogate' and his being kept back from the Olympics.

Others still will say that, with newly-minted City, he has every chance of achieving his dream of the Ballon d'Or in the next few years, and that a lucrative opportunity like this was too great to pass up.

Could be. But what do you think? Click here to vote and we'll announce the results on Monday... after the Manchester City versus Chelsea game, of course!