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Real Madrid's Butragueno expects Robinho signing in 24 hours

Real Madrid vice-president Emilio Butragueno expects the signing of Santos dazzler Robinho to be confirmed in "one or two days".

Real Madrid vice-president Emilio Butragueno expects the signing of Santos dazzler Robinho to be confirmed in "one or two days".
 
"The document we submitted to the CBF (Brazil FA) guarantees the payment of 60 per cent of the rights of Robinho. We must still hope, but we believe that this opens the case definitively," revealed Butragueno.

The 60 per cent of transfer rights is what Santos owns of Robinho and is worth £21 million. The remaining 40 per cent is owned by the player and his agents and that was settled by Real Madrid some months ago.

"I want to see my friend Robinho in a white Real Madrid shirt as soon as possible," said Ronaldo after training in Beijing yesterday.