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Robinho reveals truth about Ibrahimovic & Gattuso brawl at AC Milan

Robinho reveals truth about Ibrahimovic & Gattuso brawl at AC Milan

  • Nima Tavallaey Roodsari (@NimaTavRood)
Former AC Milan and Brazilian attacker Robinho was interviewed by Spanish media outlet Mundo Deportivo about his time at the club, speaking specifically about a brawl between Italy 2006 World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso and Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Robinho began by replying to whether or not Ibrahimovic is arrogant stating that: "yes he is arrogant but in a good way. He used to tell me that I was at Milan because he convinced the management to sign me. He used to say 'you are here because of me.' In my opinion he is everything a striker should be, he is a showman and a winner."

Robinho continued by explaining that "One day on the training field Zlatan challenged  Gennaro Gattuso to a jiu-jitsu fight. There you had this man who always fought doing martial arts against Zlatan who has a black belt. Obviously Zlatan won. Zlatan always wins!"

Robinho left Premier League outfit Manchester City to join AC Milan towards the end of the 2010 summer transfer window for a reported fee of £15 million, signing a 4 year contract with the Rossoneri. He spent 4 seasons with Milan winning 1 Scudetto and 1 Supercopa Italian during his appearances where he scored 32 times across all comeptitions.