Vila Belmiro Stadium is the place from which Robinho wants to say goodbye to Santos and start his life with Spanish club Real Madrid, said the 21-year-old player on Wednesday. The expected farewell of Robinho will take place in the Santos-Figueirense match of the Brazilian Championship, three days before the date which is the official farewell of the young striker.

Robinho, according to the official announcement, would play hislast match with Santos, versus Paysandu, at Belem, on Aug. 24.

"Nothing against the people of Belem, but I would very much like to say farewell at Vila Belmiro. To tell the truth I don't like farewells, but I expect to return to Santos in the future," said the striker.

Robinho signed a five-year contract with Real at the end of last month when Santos finally agreed to accept a 30 million US dollars offer from the Spanish giants.

However, the deal between the two clubs included a clause that allows the slightly built forward to play a handful of league matches with Santos before joining Real on August 25.

Editor: Donald