Bayern Munich manager Jurgen Klinsmann has ruled out the possibility of star midfielder Franck Ribery leaving the club in the summer.

The France playmaker has been linked with Chelsea and Manchester City over recent months, while Real Madrid and Barcelona are also thought to be admirers.

But Klinsmann is confident that the Bayern hierarchy will not accept any big-money bid for Ribery's services at the end of the season.

He told Munchner Merkur: "Franck is staying at the club whatever happens. We have decided so, and from now on you are aware of it.

"I have always told Franck to take speculation as a compliment, but as a club we also have huge targets."

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