Santos President Luis Alvaro Ribeiro said Robinho's return depended on Milan's willingness to sell the 28-year-old.

　　"I think we could see Robinho back at the club," Ribeiro said in an interview with Sportv on Thursday night.

　　"He wants to return and we also want him to. We only need Milan to say yes, but we are going to talk with the Italians."

　　Robinho, a regular starter for Milan in Italy's Serie A, has had two separate spells at Santos. He was part of the team's 2002 and 2004 Brazilian championship-winning teams before returning to help the club secure the 2010 Brazilian Cup.