Robinho is to hold a press conference in Madrid today as time runs out for Chelsea to sign the Brazilian striker.The Blues have been tracking Robinho for much of the summer and it appeared earlier this week that a move would go ahead.
The saga took another twist as Real declared their intention to keep Robinho, but the player himself is now set to make an announcement about his future.
It is expected that he will again outline his desire to move to Stamford Bridge.
Schuster hope Real boss Bernd Schuster remains hopeful that Robinho will stay at the Bernabeu, despite leaving the 24-year-old out of his squad for Sunday's league opener at Deportivo La Coruna.
Schuster said: "I want him to stay. I've always said so and I stand by what I say. He is important for us."
Schuster insisted the decision to leave Robinho out of his travelling party was down to him, even though last Saturday he included the Brazilian in his squad for the Supercopa second leg against Valencia - a move that came just 24 hours after the player had declared he wanted to join Chelsea.
Robinho was ultimately left on the bench against Valencia, but Schuster this weekend opted to omit him completely.
"It's been my decision. The club has never given their opinion, they've always left it to me to make the decision," said Schuster.
"You need to know in what condition a player will arrive and there's been a lot of pressure on him and he isn't in the optimum condition to play. He's got too many concerns going on in his head.
"We realised this during the Spanish Supercopa. We wanted to win the title, so we decided it was better to use players who at that time were more focused.
"Until the matter is resolved definitely he will not be in perfect condition to play."
Sunday 31st August 2008
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