Robinho's agent has claimed that Chelsea have
made a 'firm offer' of £31.75million for the Real Madrid
forward.
The Blues have been linked with the Brazilian forward since Luiz
Felipe Scolari was appointed as the new manager at Stamford Bridge
earlier this summer.
Speculation also surfaced on Thursday suggesting that Barcelona
were preparing to table a bid for the player, although the Catalan
club quickly dismissed the reports.
Robinho's representative Wagner Ribeiro maintains that he has
been contacted by Barca scout Pepe Costa, but he expects the
24-year-old to stay at the Bernabeu.
Ribeiro insists that Real president Ramon Calderon is determined
to keep Robinho, and does not expect Chelsea to be successful with
their opening bid.
"I don't have an offer from Barca," Ribeiro told Catalan radio
station Onda FM.
"But a director from the club called me to see
how things are going with the player.
"I told him that there was a firm offer from Chelsea for
40million euros (£31.75million) but that (Madrid president) Ramon
Calderon didn't want to transfer him.
"I am a man and I don't lie and the director who called me is
Pepe Costa.
"I think it is difficult for Robinho to move to Chelsea and even
more so to Barcelona because of the rivalry that exists between the
two clubs.
"I told (Madrid sporting director) Pedja Mijatovic that Barca
called me but it's as if Real Madrid wanted to sign Leo Messi."