Chelsea have made an offer for Robinho, says agent

Chelsea today denied that they have made a £48m bid for Real Madrid forward Robinho, but the player's agent insists that there is a large offer on the table.

"The Chelsea offer is big, but it's not that big," Ribeiro told Brazilian website Globoesporte.com.

He also revealed that the prospect of working with former Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari again would be Robinho's main motivation for going to Stamford Bridge.

He said: "What's making Robinho seriously consider accepting Chelsea's offer is that Scolari helped him a lot when he still wasn't very well known in Europe.

"Scolari called him up to play a game in Basle, between the Friends of Ronaldo and Friends of Zidane in 2003. Scolari spoke to Robinho and gave him strength."

It is believed Madrid are reluctant to let Robinho go until the Ronaldo saga reaches its conclusion, and the Brazilian himself has claimed to be happy in Madrid.

But Ribeiro revealed the Spanish champions' inclusion of Robinho in a proposed swap deal for Ronaldo could have caused permanent damage.

He said: "In the meeting (with Chelsea sporting director Frank Arnesen last week) I said that Robinho was at one of the best clubs in the world, he earns a good wage and today he's known worldwide because of Real.

"Madrid is one of the best cities in the world to live in. In other words he has it all.

"The only unpleasant thing is the club's assessment of his value, and he feels undervalued for having become a part of some trade deal."

Want to know more about Chelsea's target? Then check out our 10 Things you need to know about Robinho .