"I don't see Robinho out of this team because it doesn't make any sense," Schuster told Spanish daily AS.

"It's normal that being in Brazil stories reach him from 10,000km away, but it's rubbish. He has to be with us. He's a player in our project."

Premier League runners-up Chelsea have made no secret of their desire to sign the Brazilian winger.

Real were reportedly ready to sell Robinho because they thought they would find a valuable replacement in Manchester United's wizard Cristiano Ronaldo.

However, United insisted the Portuguese ace was going nowhere, prompting Real to keep hold of Robinho.