Robbie 'wants to get back now with Take That'

There was strong speculation today that Robbie Williams could be on the verge of rejoining Take That.

Williams said he saw his old bandmates over the summer and has had their symbol tattooed on his arm to prove his commitment.

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Take That are celebrating their latest album The Circus selling 500,000 copies in two weeks, with it becoming one of the biggest albums of the year.

It was also reported today that Williams is on his way back to England from the US after buying a £7m country house in Wiltshire, sparking new hopes he could work with the band.

Williams, 34, has been in LA for the past five years but could use the mansion as a base for the release of his new album next year.

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In an emotional message on his Inner Sanctum website, he wrote: "Just thought I'd set a few things straight about me and the boys. We got together a lot over the summer. It was amazing.

"We've all matured a lot since we parted. I'm very pleased to say the differences we've had have just melted away.

"We had a lot of serious chats. Everything we had problems with just boils down to one thing - victims of circumstance. No one was wrong, no one was right.

"After they left, I felt like a tonne of bricks had been removed from my shoulders. We'd put right what an awful lot of other broken bands fail to do."

Williams added that he celebrated by getting the Take That symbol tattooed on his right arm.

"I'm proud to know the boys and I'm proud to have been in the band."

Williams quit the band in 1995 but was recently spotted with Gary Barlow at an Arsenal match and the two have been in talks about recording a reunion gig for a DVD.