Transfer shocker as Manchester City gets Robinho

September 1, 10:48 PMSoccer ExaminerJesse Baumgartner

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Who ever thought that Robinho would go to City?

Holy Crap. I guess that would sum up the day for those of you who have followed the EPL transfer sagas up to this point. Wow. 

Manchester United getting Dimitar Berbatov was somewhat expected, even if they did have to pay 30.7 million pounds. But the point is, they got their man and now look solid up front for the time being as they wait for Cristiano Ronaldo to get back on the field.

The shocker, obviously, is Manchester City swooping in for Robinho and paying a British-record 32.5 million pounds when Chelsea appeared for weeks to have the transfer in order. We’ll get into this more tomorrow, but Manchester City was just sold to some new owners, who sprang for this move right off the bat and now have Manchester City looking dangerous on the field and downright lethal in the front office with the funds at their disposal. 

It appears there’s a new “Chelsea” in town, and the Blues will now have to deal with this shocking turn of events that leaves them without the marquee signing up front that was supposed to help their goal production. 

Here are a couple links to Guardian articles about the new City owners stirring up all this chaos: Link One, Link Two.

Oh, and Manchester City will get to unveil their Brazilian superstar on Sept. 13. Who are they playing? Chelsea....priceless.

Add that to the fact that City just added Shaun Wright-Phillips, who debuted this past weekend with two goals and will get his own shot at his former team when the two clubs square off. 

As long and drawn out as some of these transfer sagas can become, it’s worth it for crazy sequences like this one we just witnessed. Like I said, we’ll dive into the more analytical pieces of this move tomorrow, but here are some questions to start off the discussion.

How surprised are you that Chelsea had their prize target taken away? Will this signing make Manchester City a legitimate contender this season or do they not have enough pieces? What do you think of the new City owners, and is this a good trend for the EPL to have another club with the funds to match the big boys?