ARJEN ROBBEN has been told to sign a new Chelsea contract
this week or he will be sold to Real Madrid. The Spanish giants
had a new £20million offer for Robben rejected over the weekend.
But Chelsea will open transfer talks if Robben does not prove his
commitment by signing a new deal.
The Dutch winger, 23, has been offered a four-year contract worth
£90,000-a-week despite having two years left on his current deal.
And Robben has so far resisted all of Chelseas efforts to pin him
down. Now the club have run out of patience and want the matter
sorted before next Sundays Community Shield clash with Manchester
United.
Jose Mourinho has insisted all summer that Robben is not for sale
and Real are wasting their time. But he does not want to keep the
star unless he is fully committed to bringing the Premier League
title back to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will still demand £25m for Robben which would represent a
healthy profit on the £12m they paid PSV Eindhoven just before
Mourinho took charge three years ago.
