Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says they haven't given up on signing Chelsea captain John Terry.
"He's obviously the type of player and the calibre of player we need if we're going to progress and compete at the top level," he told BBC Sportsweek.
"There may be a point that we concede (defeat), but I don't think we're at that point as yet."
Robinho hopes Manchester City can sign Chelsea captain John Terry.
He said in the Sunday Mirror: "There is no longer a top four.
"We have made it a top five. From this season we have to go in with the mindset we're one of the very best clubs. I'm delighted we've signed Tevez. He is a world-class player and it would be fantastic for me to play alongside him.
"It was a shame the Samuel Eto'o deal couldn't happen for whatever reason, because he is another world-class player and the sort this club is looking to sign at the moment. But we have already signed Santa Cruz and now there is the possibility of Adebayor as well.
"While I've always urged the club to sign players like Tevez and Kaka when there has been a chance, I also know you have to build from the back.
"You can have the best attacking six players in the world, but unless the defence compliments it then you will not win anything.
"I don't know anything about the John Terry deal apart from what I have read, but he is the sort of world-class leader we need at the back.
"I have said before when you build a house you start from the bottom. If John does not happen then there are plenty of quality defenders in Europe.
"If the players we have signed and the players we may sign all work well together then on our day we can become unbeatable - and not just in England, but in Europe as well."
it will really crack my heart to see terry leave chelsea.