Barcelona Prepare Stunning Robinho Move

Barcelona are preparing to test Real Madrid with a mega bid for Robinho and believe that the player's current dissatisfaction with the Bernabéu regime could be the key.

Joan Laporta is keen to sign a world class player this summer after seeing more than half of the club's fans go against him in a confidence vote and now he wants to win them back.

El Mundo Deportivo revealed that Barça would look to spend the Ronaldinho fee on a big name replacement and have now stated that it will be El Gaucho's compatriot.

According to the Barcelona-biased daily, Madrid supremo Ramón Calderón already knows that the Catalan club are interested after initial contacts were made recently.

Pep Guardiola has told Laporta that if he could buy any player in the world at the moment then Robinho would be the man and that has set the ball rolling.

In recent weeks, Robinho's mood has turned sour after talks on an improved contract against stalled and then los Merengues stated that he could not speak to Chelsea.

The Blues were said to have registered a bid of €60m and, even though they denied that, it forced a meeting between Madrid, the player and his agent and the disagreements then could have forced an untenable wedge between them.

While Barça could sit and wait to see if the Brazilian becomes truly unsettled, Laporta is inclined to take the direct approach and make a bid in the next few days.

Another aspect of the saga is that in when Calderón came to power a pact between him and Laporta was made public that neither would go for each others players.

If the Barça chief decides to make a move for Robinho it could well rupture the good relations that the two presidents currently enjoy.