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Franck Ribery to Real Madrid

Tuesday, 06. 16. 2009 – Category: Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, La Liga, Real Madrid

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Will Franck Ribery be the next Galactico at the Bernabeu next season?

Rummenigge: „Ich möchte nicht über Summen sprechen, weil das nicht in unserem Interesse ist. Es ist keine Frage der Summe. Es wird immer der Eindruck vermittelt, Bayern München würde den Preis hochtreiben und dann bei einer bestimmten Summe bereit sein, Franck abzugeben. Ich sage es nochmal mit klaren Worten: Wir wollen, dass Ribéry bleibt.“

Translation

Rummenigge: “I would not like to speak over sums because that is not in our interest. It is no question of the sum. The impression is mediated always, Bavaria Munich would boost the price and be ready then in a certain sum to deliver Franck. I say it again with clear words: We want that Ribéry stay.”

It seems ze Germans want to play hardball over Mssr Ribery, fair play to them as well, considering the massive amounts paid for Kaka and Ronaldo. While Ribery may (That’s may not isn’t) not be in quite the same league as those two, he is still a player of outstanding talent, still fairly young (26), and would bring a hell of a lot to any football team.

What is interesting going forward is that Real might have run out of money, at least until they can sell all their Dutch players, which puts Bayern in a position of Power. It will be entertaining to watch the machinations over the next few months to see if Real can land their final fish, or whether they get Gazzumped by Barca, Man U or Sunderland.