Bundesliga - No Ribery deal with Real

Eurosport - Wed, 02 Sep 11:31:00 2009

Bayern Munich general director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said the club do not have an agreement in place to sell French midfielder Franck Ribery to Real Madrid next season.

FOOTBALL 2009-2010 - Bayern - Ribery - 0

Ribery, contracted to Bayern until 2011, wanted to join Real in the close season but the Bundesliga side refused to budge, insisting their valuable playmaker was not for sale.

"We do not have an agreement with Real to sell Franck next season. That is a fact," Rummenigge told Munich's Abendzeitung newspaper.

He said Ribery was also never an issue during negotiations to sign Dutch winger Arjen Robben, who joined Bayern from Real last week on a four-year deal.

"The first time I called Real Madrid (about Robben) the people there asked me whether there was any chance of getting Ribery now and I said this is not an issue," Rummenigge said, adding there was no further talk about the Frenchman during the Robben negotiations.

Despite staying on at Bayern, Ribery has looked unhappy, missing much of the pre-season training due to injuries and admitting to a lack of contact with new coach Louis van Gaal.

"It is the first time I have not felt close to a coach," Ribery told L'Equipe. "There is not much feeling between."

Bayern are eighth in the league after a bad start to the season, five points off top spot after four games.

Reuters

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  1. real madrid should take on three match this year three­ player from castilla like:javier acuna,daniel­ opare,adam szalai

    From besa, on Wed 2 Sep 11:49PM

  2. he should go to real, all the more to laugh at when­ barca beat them again. when real face barca again, that­ is when ronaldo and kaka will realize what a huge­ mistake they made leaving their respective clubs for­ money merchants

    From N, on Wed 2 Sep 10:02PM

  3. Ribery is laughing because now all stupid authors can­ write down this lieing sentence: @no deal with real@ -­ this is absolutely @#$% fact.... - Perez didnt sell­ Robben, to have more money, there is a great sp[ot­ there, where he were... RIBERY WILL COME NEXXT YEAR FOR­ UNDER 20 m $s.... OR 2 YEARS LATER FOR­ FREEEE!!!
    HAHAHAHA - Ribery's laughing
    HAHAHAHALA­ MADRID!!!

    From Dave, on Wed 2 Sep 5:09PM

  4. thats some pic))))

    From Isti, on Wed 2 Sep 12:51PM
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