Robinho

[EskWeston 696]

And then todays papers claim he is saying it would be a dream to link up with Scolari! Also that we have made or about to make a £48m bid for him....

[EskWeston 696]

Chelsea are interested in signing Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Robinho - but have not offered £48m in a bid to bring him to Stamford Bridge.

BBC Sport understands the 24-year-old is on the list of targets drawn up by Chelsea's new manager, Robinho's fellow countryman Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Chelsea have not, as claimed by sources at the Bernabeu, made a £48m offer.

Robinho is unhappy that Real have tried to use him in their attempt to sign Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Scolari is currently working on bringing in new faces ahead of his first Premier League campaign and Robinho is believed to be keen to work with the former Brazil coach.

Robinho said: "It would be a dream for me to work with Luiz Felipe Scolari, who is one of the best coaches in the world.

"I have always spoken highly of him and he has always spoken very highly of me, since well before he was at Chelsea

"In 2003, when I was unknown in Europe, he called me to play in a charity match. It was brief but it was enough for me to see his style and character."

And Robinho's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, was reported as saying in Spain: "Madrid have failed to value him as he deserves and I do not like the fact that they tried to include him in the Ronaldo deal. Money is not the problem for us now.

"What matters for Robinho is to leave the club and play for Scolari at Chelsea."

Real, however, are reluctant to sanction any deal for Robinho to leave while their bid to bring Portugal winger Ronaldo to Spain remains in the balance - and this could yet cool Chelsea's interest.

Source: BBC

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

SSN seem to think it's a definite -not that means anything. I'd prefer him to Anelka, who seems to be along for the ride , and cant see him improving -plus looked decidedly unfit in CL final.

[Kez 2,727]

Yeah I would take Robinho over Le sulk. He never looks like he wants to play.

[EskWeston 696]

SSN seem to think it's a definite -not that means anything. I'd prefer him to Anelka, who seems to be along for the ride , and cant see him improving -plus looked decidedly unfit in CL final.

What are SSN news saying then?

Robinho would be a huge asset to our team. Playing in the left wing position that we need so deperately to upgrade with some real quality.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Yes please.

Would be a huge risk, especially at that price, but he could be awesome, and exactly what we need.

The Madrid-based reporter on SSN said that it was 80% likely to happy, and that he fully expected it to happen.

We shall see.

Squad flys to China on Sunday. Could be a busy 4 days.

[EskWeston 696]

Yes please.

Would be a huge risk, especially at that price, but he could be awesome, and exactly what we need.

The Madrid-based reporter on SSN said that it was 80% likely to happy, and that he fully expected it to happen.

We shall see.

Squad flys to China on Sunday. Could be a busy 4 days.

It is so hard to know what to believe and what not to believe from the media and from various agents. It does seem that there is interest from us for Robinho, i guess it all depends on if Madrid are willing to sell or how much they are willing to sell for. And also if Robinho truly does want to leave.

Yes we would like to get as much transfer dealings done before the squad fly out for pre season games. But i am sure they are not going to push too hard to get done quickly as deals can still be done...

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

What are SSN news saying then?

Robinho would be a huge asset to our team. Playing in the left wing position that we need so deperately to upgrade with some real quality.

They were saying Robinho had expressed publicly a desire to move to SW 6 and play under Big Phil.

How much of this is media generated, and how much is due to Madrid being prepared to use Robinho as a bargaining chip for Riverdance Ronaldo, is open to speculation...

[EskWeston 696]

They were saying Robinho had expressed publicly a desire to move to SW 6 and play under Big Phil.

How much of this is media generated, and how much is due to Madrid being prepared to use Robinho as a bargaining chip for Riverdance Ronaldo, is open to speculation...

Madrid need cash if they want to buy Ronaldo, i have a feeling and i certainly hope that this move will happen. I think Madrid are probably holding out for as much cash as they can get from us...

[Fulham Broadway 17,299]

Madrid need cash if they want to buy Ronaldo, i have a feeling and i certainly hope that this move will happen. I think Madrid are probably holding out for as much cash as they can get from us...

I would think thats probably the case. I suppose theres not a lot going on with the transfer market in terms of definites, so rumours are flying about as per usual. A few outs, Bosingwa -signed managerless ? and Deco....

[EskWeston 696]

I would think thats probably the case. I suppose theres not a lot going on with the transfer market in terms of definites, so rumours are flying about as per usual. A few outs, Bosingwa -signed managerless ? and Deco....

The transfer market in general seems very very slow at the moment. A lot of that seems to be down to the fact that clubs are asking for ridiculously high transfer fees for their players.

Presuming all the players we expect to leave do leave then we only need 1/2 more players to come in, Robinho seems to be our main and possibly only target at the moment.

[CFC-Lloydy 38]

Robinho is a must to be honest! Sidwell gone, Sheva looks to be leaving, Malouda?

So there is room appearing, plus I don't believe money on transfer is so key anymore! £11m for Crouch as an example!

But I would love to see him line up against Crouch on 17th Aug!

[Kez 2,727]

Yeah he is a must now, we've denied making a bid but admitted we want him so i think we should just go for it

[EskWeston 696]

Robinho's agent claims the Real Madrid forward is 'seriously considering' an offer from Chelsea because Luiz Felipe Scolari is the club's manager. The Brazil international has repeatedly been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, with reports claiming the Blues have offered 60million euros (£47.8million).

Chelsea have previously played down a bid for Robinho, while the player's agent Wagner Ribeiro claims the offer does not match the figures being quoted.

"The Chelsea offer is big, but it's not that big," Ribeiro told Brazilian website Globoesporte.com.

However, Ribeiro has revealed that Robinho is tempted by the chance to work with Scolari following a brief meeting between the fellow Brazilians five years ago.

Ribeiro added: "What's making Robinho seriously consider accepting Chelsea's offer is that Scolari helped him a lot when he still wasn't very well known in Europe.

"Scolari called him up to play a game in Basel, between the Friends of Ronaldo and Friends of Zidane in 2003. Scolari spoke to Robinho and gave him strength."

Robinho has also been linked with a move to Manchester United as part exchange in Real's bid to sign Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

The player recently said he had no intention of being used as a makeweight in that deal, and Ribeiro admits the situation has forced Robinho to consider his future with Real.

He said: "In the meeting (with Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen last week) I said that Robinho was at one of the best clubs in the world, he earns a good wage and today he's known worldwide because of Real.

"Madrid is one of the best cities in the world to live in. In other words he has it all.

"The only unpleasant thing is the club's assessment of his value, and he feels undervalued for having become a part of some trade deal."

Source: Sky Sports

Edited July 15, 2008 by EskWeston

[CFC-Lloydy 38]

C'mon Robinho, you know it makes sense!