Kenyon set to fly to Madrid as he fights to bring Robinho to Chelsea

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Kenyon faces a tough task, with Madrid's resolve to keep their player hardening after Chelsea fell short of their valuation and they also angered the Spanish champions by offering shirts bearing Robinho's name via their website before completing his capture.

Tough task: Kenyon attempting to land Robinho (above)

Chelsea have yet to improve their most recent £25.8million offer for Robinho, who trained yesterday ahead of the La Liga opener at Deportivo La Coruna tomorrow.

And it seems Kenyon will have to come up with a further £6.4m if he is to bring Real back to the negotiating table.

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, whose team host Spurs tomorrow, said: 'It's not my job to talk about the players. I say something to Peter a month ago and they try to bring the player here. I haven't spoken to Peter in the last two days.'

Having stated his desire to move to Stamford Bridge in an interview last Friday, Robinho said last night: 'I have a contract with Real Madrid but they are negotiating with Chelsea and I have revealed what I want.'