Reports in Spain claim that Robinho's agent is in
talks with Chelsea, suggesting that Real Madrid are confident of
sealing a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Marca claims that the Wagner Riberio, the Brazilian forward's
representative, has flown to London for talks with Chelsea sporting
director Frank Arneson over a move to England.
According to the paper, while Real need cash to finance a
potential move for Cristiano Ronaldo, they will not accept less
that 36 million Euros (around £28.7million) for Robinho.
It is more than likely that this move hinges entirely on whether
or not Ronaldo does move to Madrid. Real have stated that they are
not interested in making a large amount of signings, nor releasing
many players, preferring to keep the nucleus of their title winning
side together.
Therefore, if these reports are accurate it suggests that Real
are confident of signing Ronaldo.
Indeed, Real president Ramon Calderon reportedly told Wimbledon
champion Rafa Nadal that the deal was as good as done, despite his
repeated public proclaimations that he did not wish to talk about
the Portuguese winger.