The Brazilian, 24, stunned team-mates with his departure on Monday but insists his absence was unconnected to the collapse of the Kaka transfer deal. "I had made Manchester City aware that I needed to return to Brazil because of a family matter," Robinho said. "I will return to the club and hope to sort this out as soon as possible." His exit comes a day after his friend and countryman Kaka rejected a move to Eastlands for a world-record fee of about £100m.