Robinho could be Luiz Felipe Scolari's next recruit after the
Real Madrid forward's agent claimed he had met Chelsea sporting
director Frank Arnesen to discuss a move to Stamford Bridge.
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Former Brazil coach Scolari made his first move as Chelsea
manager on Monday by signing Deco from Barcelona and could return
to La Liga for his second, according to Robinho's representative
Vagner Ribeiro. Ribeiro is determined to get the best move for the
Real Madrid winger and claims he is better than Manchester United
star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been targeted by the Spanish
champions. 'It's true that Chelsea are interested in signing
Robinho,' Ribeiro told Spanish sports daily AS. 'They have
been after him for a while and there has been much more contact
since Scolari became the new Chelsea coach. 'I met with (Frank)
Arnesen in London and he confirmed to me that Chelsea wanted my
player for next season.' Ribeiro believes Real are undervaluing
Robinho and not treating him as he well as he deserves. The Spanish
league champions are reportedly keen to offload the player to free
up some cash to buy Ronaldo, but Ribeiro insists his client is as
good as, if not better than, the Portugal international. 'Neither
Robinho nor I like the fact that Real Madrid can use him as part
exchange in their bid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo,' he continued. 'We
don't like this attitude and we want Madrid to start valuing
Robinho because at the moment they're not. 'Robinho is as good a
player as Cristiano Ronaldo or better. The difference is that
Cristiano Ronaldo reached the Champions League final and Robinho
didn't. 'But if Robinho had won such a title he would be at the
same level as Cristiano.' Robinho played an important role in
Madrid's league success last season - scoring 11 goals in 32 games
- and enjoyed his best campaign since joining the club in 2005.
Ribeiro claims the 24-year-old is not keen to leave the Bernabeu
but that he would seriously consider doing so if Madrid continue to
undervalue him. 'Robinho's priority is to continue at Real Madrid,'
he added. 'But he cannot stay in a place in which they don't
recognise his talent and at the moment Real Madrid are not doing
that and I'm not talking about money. 'I'm referring to the fact
that they are undervaluing him in comparison to Cristiano
Ronaldo.'
I'm so excited about Chelsea next year, best if Robinho can
come!