By Pedro Fonseca
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Manchester City's Brazil forward Robinho is returning home to his former club Santos immediately on a six-month loan deal, both clubs said on Thursday.
"Santos will assume all of the player's contract terms, including wages and bonuses. Robinho will travel to Brazil on Sunday to begin his loan period," City said in a statement.
Robinho will earn substantially lower wages at the Brazilian club but will be paid extra money by sponsors.
"At the beginning I thought this (loan idea) didn't go beyond a distant dream but when I spoke to the player I realized that his will would be fundamental," Santos president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro said.
"The big difficulty was the financial operation despite Robinho being prepared to take a pay cut to play for Santos again. From then on, we set up a financial enterprise to make the (player's) signing viable," he told a news conference.
"Robinho will hand over his image and become an advertising model during the period of the contract with Santos. In exchange for that, there's a financial input to cover the demands of a great star. Santos will pay barely a small portion of the salary within our means.
"Robinho, with his charisma, his performance on the pitch and his image of an idol will attract better sponsors to Santos and all this at zero cost to the club.
"The possibility of an extension to the (loan) contract continues to be a dream but we believe that dreams can come true," Oliveira Ribeiro added. Continued...
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