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“AS” have printed a series of quotes from Robinho and Calderon although it appears that they have been used to reflect the tone of the meeting.  Having said that, given previous knowledge of the situation and that neither party has made any denials we can be fairly assured that the content of the quotes is accurate….or details of the meeting was probably leaked by the agent anyay.

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“I want to go to Chelsea,” Robinho told Calderon. 

“It’s not just about the money and I would appreciate it if you made things easy for me.” 

"Well, we will not sell you, Schuster needs you,” Calderon told Robinho. 

“Look, Chelsea are offering me 6 million euros net per season and there have been times when I feel I have not been treated very well here and I believe I’m a player who deserves better.” 

Calderon stood firm and insisted that he would not be sold and repeated that Robinho was a key player in Schuster’s plans.  Further, the Real Madrid President told the pair that if Chelsea really wanted Robinho they would have made a better offer than the 25 million euros on the table at the moment. 

“One thing is what they offer you – another is what they offer us.”

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This amount is exactly what Real Madrid paid Santos in 2004 for Robinho although interestingly, this only happened after the player threatened to rebel if he wasn’t sold. 

Robinho is currently on 2.1 million euros a season until 2010 and despite Calderon painting himself into a corner with his player after the Ronaldo catastrophe, the club would only come up with a new offer of 3.5 million euros compared to Chelsea’s 6 million. 

The resulting negative conclusion to yesterday’s meeting will now lead Ribeiro to set up a press conference today.  Robinho will probably explain that he considers himself to be an intolerable position at the club after Calderon was prepared to use him as a make-weight in the Ronaldo deal and that the best solution is that club and player part company. 

So, it looks like the Robinho to Chelsea saga will continue, Chelsea will make a final offer which IF refused won’t leave much time to implement a “Plan B” – if there is one.

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