Madrid Make Robinho Untransferible
Sunday, 10 August 08, 06:32 AM
Real Madrid have decided that Robinho is untransferible and will remain at the club despite Chelsea preparing to increase their offer for the player, according to Marca.
Los Merengues believe that they can calm the Brazilian star down and make him stay with them and are set to refuse any bids that come in for him in the current transfer window.
Bernd Schuster sees Robinho as a key part of his plans for next term and has always asked the club's hierarchy to try their best to keep him.
During the lengthy saga to prise Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United, Robinho's name was mentioned as a possible makeweight in the deal and that opened up the current rift.
Allied with the 24-year-old's desire to be paid a similar wage to the club's top earners, Madrid looked set to lose one of their main assets.
By denying Chelsea's improved offer however, the Spanish champions hope that will be the end of the matter and that they can placate Robinho with a new deal.
The Premier League team made it clear that they were willing to pay him around €6m-per-season and that has made Madrid's €4m pale and left them having to draw up a fresh plan.
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Madrid Prepare Villa Bid
Saturday, 09 August 08, 01:18 PM
Real Madrid are reportedly lining up a move for prolific Valencia striker David Villa, Robinho's agent has claimed.
The Spain international has been strongly linked with a summer move following his good performances at Euro 2008.
Villa's summer transfer saga seemed to be drawing to a close after his representative, José Luis Tamargo, held initial talks over a new deal with Los Che.
Tamargo was even quoted as saying that he could assure Villa's stay at Mestalla after a summer of speculation.
But now Real Madrid appear to have joined the equation, having reportedly switched their attentions to Villa after missing out on Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Robinho's agent, Wagner
Ribeiro.
"I say that it is true that Real Madrid are trying to sign David Villa," Ribeiro said.
Villa has been on the radar of the Spanish capital club for quite some time now, yet the Merengues had never stepped up their interest in the Valencia man.
Valencia coach Unai Emery has indicated that he believes El Guaje will stay at Mestalla but Real Madrid's reported interest may well put on hold Villa's renewal process if Ramón Calderón
offers the €50 million that Valencia are asking for their striker, according to El Mundo Deportivo.
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