With Barcelona apparently keen to bring Robinho to Barcelona either in the January transfer window or at the end of the season, the question has to be asked how much they need the Brazilian.
Robinho originally left his home country to join Real Madrid, where although he was not a disappointment he certainly didn't excel and that is clear from the way that they were willing to sell him when they did to Manchester City. Having wanted to join Chelsea he eventually was forced to join City with Madrid agreeing a deal with them but even though he wants to leave for a bigger club, he is far from vital at City who would happily recoup the money they spent on him.
So the question has to be asked why Barca, who have such a rich array of talent in attack would want Robinho. It is true that Guardiola is looking to the future and Thierry Henry is coming to the end of his career, but Barca still have plenty of options in attack and Pedro has shown that he too is a candidate for a regular berth. Robinho meanwhile has never really delivered after such an enormous build-up before coming to Europe and his temperament also has to be questioned as he is known to enjoy the nightlife and has shown several breaches of discipline while at Madrid and City.
Meanwhile the talk of Yaya Toure leaving is also worrying because as well as because all great sides need solid players who can complement the star players such as Iniesta and Messi. On top of this Toure has shown that he has a lot more to his game than just physical presence, as he is technically strong and has a good shot. It is worrying when his agent says that he is looking for a move to Chelsea or Manchester United or rumours surface of an exchange with Cesc at Arsenal.