Bundesliga - Bayern want £69m for Ribery

Eurosport - Tue, 07 Jul 11:22:00 2009

Bayern Munich have set a price tag of 80 million euros (£69 million) on French winger Franck Ribery, according to German tabloid Bild.

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The Bundesliga giants have stated all summer they intend to hang onto Ribery, who insists he wants to join Real Madrid.

According to Bild, Bayern have given the Spaniards an ultimatum of July 16, the day when the squad begin pre-season training, to decide if they are ready to stump up the cash or not.

The paper did not divulge their source.

With Real having prised Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for a world record £80m and also snapped up Kaka from Milan for £56m, Bayern's general manager Uli Hoeness is determined to get top dollar, Bild stressed.

Bayern's new coach Louis van Gaal indicated on Sunday he wanted to see an end to the uncertainty over Ribery's future.

AFP

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