Robinho severs England ties and other red-hot gossip

Robinho’s career in England appears to be over despite him still being a Manchester City player. The Brazilian joined Santos in his home country in January on a six-month loan with suggestions he could return to City after the World Cup. But now reports claim he has cleared his house, sold his car, shipped his possessions back to Brazil and told his representatives to arrange a permanent move away from Eastlands in the summer. Elsewhere, Everton are moving swiftly to extend Stephen Pienaar’s contract with Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Manchester City all eyeing the red-hot South African midfielder; Spanish giants Barcelona are keen to use midfielder Yaya Toure as bait to secure the services of Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas; and Ajax striker Luis Suarez has snubbed interest from Chelsea and Manchester City and given Manchester United and Arsenal the green light to launch a £30m summer move for him.