Blues locked in Robinho talks

Chelsea are locked in talks with Real Madrid in the hope they will be able to wrap up a deal for Brazilian ace Robinho.

Speculation has been raging over the player's future all summer but reports claimed that Robinho was hoping to stay with Real after he played down talk linking him with Stamford Bridge.

However, chief executive Peter Kenyon says Chelsea are working hard on a deal and Robinho will be the final piece in the jigsaw if a move does go through.

"I think as far as Robinho is concerned it is quite right he has been one of our targets," Kenyon told Chelsea TV. "We have had several conversations with Madrid and he is a player we think that would add a great deal to Chelsea.

"We have got a fantastic squad and that has been strengthened with Bosingwa and Deco and I think the coach was just looking for one more to complete what he thinks is the perfect squad.

"There is still a long way to go on that one, but we are very, very interested and the clubs are in dialogue."