MADRID (AFP) - Not content with adding Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka to their ranks, Real Madrid are ready to shell out another 55 million euros for French international Franck Ribery, amid signs from his club Bayern Munich a deal could be envisaged.
"Franck Ribery will play for Real Madrid and be (chairman) Florentio Perez's third big money signing of the summer," Spanish sports daily AS reported without giving any sources for its information.
But after meeting top advisors Zinedine Zidane and Jorge Valdano, Perez is ready to "battle" for Ribery's signature, AS stated, as Real bid to add another top name following the 93 million euro capture of Ronaldo from Manchester United and Kaka from AC Milan for 65 million.
According to Valdano, Real, who were overshadowed last year by Liga and Champions League winners Barcelona, "need another four or five players" if they are to overhaul their rivals and think of capturing a tenth European crown.
Valdano says Bayern are chasing "an astronomic sum" for Ribery but according to the German outfit's eminence grise Franz Beckenbauer a transfer could be envisaged "if he really wants to leave."
Beckenbauer told Sport Bild magazine: "We all agree - if he really wants to leave we will deal with that problem."
And Sport Bild headlined with the words "The Frenchman can go."
Back in June, Beckenbauer had commented that there were "two options - Ribery extends his contract to lay to rest the transfer issue or we let him go. The only problem is if Ribery wants to go. Then it will be difficult to hang on to him."
But only on Tuesday, Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told Bild daily that the club had "no intention" of selling the player, who cost 25 million euros from Marseille two years ago.
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FAKE MADRID HAVE STARTED A WAR THEY WILL NEVER FINISH. RAUL AND THE REST OF THE
REMAINING PLAYERS WILL WANT THIER SHARE OF THE LOOT. PEREZ..YOU'RE AN OLD FASHIONED
BUM.
BEL pa zed
FAKE MADRID HAVE STARTED A WAR THEY WILL NEVER FINISH. RAUL AND THE REST OF THE
REMAINING PLAYERS WILL WANT THIER SHARE OF THE LOOT. PEREZ..YOU'RE AN OLD FASHIONED
BUM.
BEL pa zed
@ vermin mark
Are you simple? From your rat-infested council house I can't see why you would rather have the worlds best player stay at United, making them a stronger side, than see him do one to Spain.
BIG NOT BIDG... (V)
HAHAHHAHAHAAAAA... RONALDO MIGHT NOT BE GOING ANYWHERE YET... PLEASE LET THIS DEAL FALL ON ITS @#$%.. SO THERE LEFT WITH THIS BIDG GIRLS BLOUSE........ PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEASE...... HE WANT 55% OF HIS IMAGE RIGHTS INCOME ON TOP OF HIS STOOPIDLY HIGH WAGES........ GREEDY PORTUGESE PONCE... YNWA
RAIMO K u muppet u know nothing about football no 1 is bigger than fergie! where have u been all your life? lickin windows i think!
Ferguson is signing Valencia in place of Ronaldo. Ferguson really needs to retire, because it looks like he cant keep hold of hes top players.
Even if we get ribery, i think real may still get villa. He has made it clear that he wants to join Madrid and Valencia need to sell.
None of these players matter,united have missed the boat with not signing tevez.Not very smart on Mr. Ferguson's part me thinks!!!
wanted villa but still happy with Ribery
You can wrap an ugly french footballer in millions of euros , but when the euros fall off, he is still ugly.
diamonds would be diamonds no matter where you keep it - in a turd or a locker. Its the value of diamonds in the turd that would determine the value of "that" turd.
YOU CAN WRAP A TURD IN DIAMONDS , BUT WHEN THE DIAMONDS FALL AWAY ITS STILL JUST A TURD
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