Sports daily Marca said the 21-year-old international, who has been the subject of a tug-of-war between his club Santos and the Spanish giants, was checked over by Real Madrid chief medical officer Alfonso del Corral.

"I can't tell you whether or not Real Madrid are going to sign him or not but I can say that Robinho is in perfect physical state," said Brazilian doctor Joaquim Grava, who was present at the medical.

"If I was asked to give him a mark out of 10, I would give him 20."

One of Brazil's most exciting young talents, Robinho has refused to train with Santos since returning from international duty at the start of the month because he has been angry at their refusal to accept an offer of 25 million dollars offer from Real.

Santos president Marcelo Teixeira has accused Real of making an illicit approach for Robinho. He said any club wanting to sign him before his contract ended in 2008 would have to pay the full 50 million dollars stipulated in his buy-out clause.

Spanish media report that Santos are now prepared to accept an offer of 30 million euros (36.22 million dollars).

One of Robinho's agents, Vagner Ribeiro, said he believed the long-running transfer saga was finally nearing its end.

"We are going to sort everything out before the weekend," he said. "It can't go on like this."

Real are in China on the second leg of a pre-season tour of the United States and Asia.