Chelsea have made a £19.7m bid for Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Robinho, BBC Sport understands. In a statement on their website, Chelsea confirmed they have made an offer for Robinho, although they did not reveal the size of their bid. The 24-year-old former Santos star played a key role in helping Real secure the Spanish title last season. But he is believed to be keen to join fellow countryman Luiz Felipe Scolari at Stamford Bridge.
Robinho was born in Parque Bitaru, a poor neighborhood of São Vicente in Santos, where he began playing football at an early age. When he was six years old, he was signed to the Beira-Mar, a local footballing academy; his team won the championship in his first year. One of his teammates at the time was Marcelo, currently Robinho's teammate at Real Madrid. In 1993, at the age of just nine, Robinho scored 73 goals for the Portuários futsal team. He later joined Santos' youth program, which at the time was overseen by Brazilian football legend Pelé.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said on Saturday that, although talks with Real had stalled, he remains hopeful that a deal for Robinho would go through. Kenyon believes Madrid's eagerness to secure a replacement is the only factor preventing him from moving to Stamford Bridge.
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