London, July 16 : Brazilian football star Robinho has promised his Argentine counterpart Carlos Tevez that he will not regret snubbing Chelsea to join Manchester City.

The Brazilian forward, 25, is ideally placed to pass comment as he was pursued by the two clubs back in August last year before opting for Eastlands.

Tevez has been faced with a similar dilemma since deciding to quit Manchester United.

The former Old Trafford hero opted for City despite being courted by Chelsea and Robinho maintains he will soon realise it is the right choice.

He said: "What I can say to Carlos is that I had to make the same choice last season. And I don''t regret choosing City. I have not done since the moment I signed.

"We all feel like a big family at City and that''s another point that I would mention to him,” The Sun quoted him, as saying.

Robinho is also praying his close pal Elano will also stay. The midfielder is set for crunch talks with manager Mark Hughes in the next few days after helping Brazil win the Confederations Cup. (ANI)