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23 August 2008

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Real Madrid will not keep Robinho against his will

Real Madrid Saint Petersburg it not keep Chelsea target if the Brazilian striker Robinho is determined to leave the Spanish champion.

"Real Madrid would never keep a player on the team against his will, and have no other choice but to ask for a unilateral resolution of the contract if the player he wanted as well," the club said on its website .

The club said it "deeply regrets" the Brazilian striker expressed his desire to leave, "given the strong personal and professional believes that the club has always been an actor, as he deserves."

Chelsea were candidates to sign the 24 years following the appointment of his compatriots Luiz Felipe Scolari as manager at Stamford Bridge.

The London Club Director-General, Peter Kenyon, arrived in Spain on Thursday to table a final offer of 37 million euros, up seven million euros over their initial proposal, Spanish media reported Friday.

Madrid is ready to accept 40 million euros.

The agent of Robinho, however, said that Real has closed the door on his transition to the Premier League.

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