Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink has revealed that he tried to sign Brazilian forward Robinho while in charge at PSV Eindhoven.
Hiddink admits he was close to brining the Brazilian to the Eredivisie side.
“Robinho is a very attractive player,†said Hiddink to TeamTalk.com.
“In fact, I had the plan, when I managed PSV Eindhoven, to sign him and I went to meet him in Brazil. We were very close to a deal.â€Â
The former Santos forward instead decided to join Spanish giants Real Madrid.
“The idea is that before going to the big leagues – which are Premier League and Spanish league – it’s good to go to another league, where they can get used to European football on a different level,†explained Hiddink.
“We were very close, but at the last moment Real Madrid came in and we were out of it.â€Â
[Source: TeamTalk]
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