So, with one last chance to do the decent thing and let Robinho sign for Chelsea today, it appears Real Madrid are going to stick to their guns and make him stay.
Chelsea have remained confident throughout the summer a deal could be struck – largely because that’s what they’d been led to believe all along. However, with relations between the clubs breaking down and the failure of the mighty Real to bring anyone in, this one looks dead in the water.
Real Madrid might well be one of the biggest clubs in the world but their behaviour throughout the summer has also made them one of the biggest jokes. Apparently there are no depths to which the Spanish club will not sink in order to get what they want.
After last year’s tactics in their relentless pursuit of Arjen Robben proved successful, Real followed that up even more blatantly this summer with a persistent stalking campaign to try and tempt Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United. Having failed to get their man though, they’ve thrown their toys out and aimed them squarely in Chelsea’s direction.
With one of the most laughable statements anyone’s heard this year, the angelic Real Madrid have had the brass neck to whinge about Chelsea’s attempts to sign Robinho. The fact that Chelsea believed themselves to be in open negotiations for the player – until Real’s spectacular failure to sign anyone else – is apparently irrelevant. And whilst the selling of Robinho shirts on the official website has to go down as one of Chelsea’s most embarrassing howlers, at least we didn’t stoop to shiny new cars with the player’s name on it all over the headlines.
Still, I digress – back to transfer deadline day – and Real Madrid have finally decided to bring this farce to an end, albeit with a decision that doesn’t appear to be in anyone’s best interests. Because the Spanish club have stated today “Nobody is going to be sold, and there will be no further signings.”
In other words, if Robinho wants to leave, the buy-out clause is around 150million euros and not even Chelsea will pay that. So that’s that then, despite earlier public statements, they’ve decided they apparently do want unhappy players at their club, even if it’s just in an effort to try and save face.
I wonder if Calderon is aware pride usually comes before a fall?
Blue is the colour
