Imminent arrival, Robinho, is expected to be unveiled tomorrow, with Chelsea hopeful he will be registered in time for the game against Spurs on Sunday.

In fact, so optimistic are they that the deal is sorted, rumour has it they’ve already started taking orders for Robinho shirts. The Brazilian is to be handed the departed Andriy Shevchenko’s No.7 shirt and even before pen touches paper, the club are preparing to cash in on merchandising.

Robinho is thought to be costing Chelsea somewhere in the region of £28-£30million, so it’s hardly surprising they want a head start on recouping some of it back. However, in light of Calderon’s insistence that the deal is far from done yet, is this a case of Chelsea counting their chickens?

Let’s hope it doesn’t backfire.

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