Real Madrid's decision to accept Manchester City's offer for Robinho was made for both "sporting and human" reasons.

Despite Real president Ramon Calderon's comments on Sunday night that no players would be joining or leaving Madrid before the end of the transfer window, the Primera Liga champions on Monday night accepted a bid from City for the wantaway Brazilian, believed to be in the region of 40million euros.

Robinho had been keen to leave Madrid and join Chelsea, but City have offered him the chance to quit the Bernabeu and Calderon admitted it made sense to let the 24-year-old go.

"We have sold Robinho for reasons of a human nature and for sporting reasons. The fact that he has accepted an offer from Manchester City says that he is not going for sporting reasons," Calderon told Spanish television station Veo.

"It's an important sum of money. It's not the objective of Real Madrid to sell players, neither do we need the money, but for reasons of human and sporting nature, it has been decided this is for the best.

"It's a decision agreed by all the coaching staff, who understand it is best for the player and for the club.

"(Coach Bernd) Schuster thought until yesterday that he could recover the player, but that has not been the case. Every time I have spoken with him he was very sad, crying and asking to leave Spain. Real Madrid are more important than any one player.

"He's a great kid, but badly advised."