ROBINHO
Robinho on Strike at Real Madrid!
ROBINHO
By dixon9
August 15 2008
Real Madrid Chelsea target Robinho has decided to go on strike in order to try and force his move to Chelsea. Spanish sports newspaper Marca have reported that the player has refused to travel with his club for a match in Valencia this weekend. The player also suspended a planned press conference following a negative outcome meeting with Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon.
ROBINHO
August 15 2008
Real Madrid Chelsea target Robinho has decided to go on strike in order to try and force his move to Chelsea. Spanish sports newspaper Marca have reported that the player has refused to travel with his club for a match in Valencia this weekend. The player also suspended a planned press conference following a negative outcome meeting with Real Madrid President Ramon Calderon.
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The move will no doubt force Calderon to sweat on his position after failing to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish capital and controversially claiming that it is wrong to force a player to stay at a club, labelling it as slavery – a position cringingly backed up by FIFA´s Sepp Blatter.
No doubt Robinho will receive a hefty fine for his troubles making the situation worse than it already is.
Chelsea have recently increased their initial bid for the young Brazilian to around 30M euros – Real want 40M but I would imagine a final bid of 35M coupled with Robinho´s new rebellious posture should seal the move to Stamford Bridge.
After meeting with Calderon, Robinho´s agent Wagner Ribeiro said:
"I told Calderon we have a proposal of 32million euros (£25.4m) from Chelsea and that Robinho wants to leave.
"He [Robinho] said there is no point being unhappy and unproductive at the club.
"But Calderon said he would not sell for 100m euros (£79.25m).
"I left the meeting thinking that was that, but after talking to other leaders of the club I saw that this position might change."
"Robinho said to Calderon that he was treating him the same as (FIFA president) Sepp Blatter said that Manchester was doing with Cristiano Ronaldo.
"That is, slavery.”
"Madrid don't want to release the attacker, in the same way Manchester was with the Portuguese.
"If they don't let Robinho go, he will continue, sad, and in the coming year will be worth far lower than the value currently offered by Chelsea."
For Calderon’s part this could spell the end of his presidency as his handling in the media (spouting off with gay abandon at times) of various transfer targets and sometimes failing to deliver hasn’t done anything to impress the Real Madrid electorate.
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Robinho on Strike at Real Madrid!
Posted by: 50 Years Over 100 Years (IP Logged)
Date: 15/08/2008 06:50
Robinho on Strike at Real Madrid!
Re: Robinho on Strike at Real Madrid!
Posted by: traves (IP Logged)
Date: 15/08/2008 10:43
real madrid are really making robinho their slave. its funny how they view the ronaldo issue as slavery yet they are doing the exact same thing with robinho. i support robinho being on strike bcoz that would show madrid that they are not as indispensible as they think they are.
Re: Robinho on Strike at Real Madrid!
Posted by: dixon9 (IP Logged)
Date: 18/08/2008 02:48
Well..he refused to travel with the squad ...but then made his way up afterwards.
He did play and Calderon gave it large that Robinho was "happy in the hotel" and staying.
I suppose there could be one final bid....we´ll see.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
He did play and Calderon gave it large that Robinho was "happy in the hotel" and staying.
I suppose there could be one final bid....we´ll see.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
Re: Robinho on Strike at Real Madrid!
Posted by: BigChri5 (IP Logged)
Date: 18/08/2008 09:14
if this deal goes through it will be on the last day of the transfer window close to midnight. I think our squad is big enough this season. next season maybe
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