Franck Ribery

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'France midfielder Franck Ribery hinted on Friday that he could be tempted to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

"I feel very good at Bayern. I have a contract with them until 2011, everybody is nice to me and I speak better German," the 25-year-old Ribery told French newspaper Le Monde in an interview to be released later on Friday.

"But I can't be indifferent to the interest from big clubs," he added. "We will see what happens next."


Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich last month warned potential buyers that Ribery was not for sale.

Ribery, who has won 33 caps with France, joined Bayern from Olympique Marseille in 2007.'


He's a top player, one of the three best wingers in the world, we all know that. Whichever team gets him will have to pay the big money for him but will be lucky to have him.

Who do we reckon are most likely to get him though?

My bet's with Inter or Real. Inter need a quality winger, and Real will just buy someone to keep the fans happy.
 
Wingers are wasted in Italy. For free-flowing play, head to the Premiership or La Liga. Ribery would be incredible on the left for Barcelona, Messi on the right, the defenders would shit themselves.
 
One of the best in the world at the moment, no doubt about that.
 
How about him coming to Old Trafford when Ronaldo leaves for Spain?
 
Would imagine Kaka to Madrid, Ribery to Milan. No idea who Bayern would have their eye on as his replacement though.
 
Wouldn't mind him on the wing for us, as long as he would be willing to work hard like Park, but with that added streak of quality that he plainly has. He'd fit right in.

Tevez, Rooney and Ribery in the same team... the mutants are coming!
 
He is also a very effective attacking central midfielder as well as a wide man.

I also heard when he was born, the doctor slapped his mam.

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great player i dont think he will leave Bayern this summer, maybe after the world cup though. his replacement at Bayern? easy Toni Kroos, who BTW has the potential to be better than Ribery.
 
great player i dont think he will leave Bayern this summer, maybe after the world cup though. his replacement at Bayern? easy Toni Kroos, who BTW has the potential to be better than Ribery.

Thought Kroos played centrally.
 
Haven't seen him that much but have to say he's one of the very few players outside our own that I find exciting. But it's hard to see him fitting in as long as we have Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez and the Berbatov.
 
Haven't seen him that much but have to say he's one of the very few players outside our own that I find exciting. But it's hard to see him fitting in as long as we have Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez and the Berbatov.

why? Rooney Berba and Tevez are strikers...and he's a winger
 
Ribery and Diego to replace Giggs and Scholes, easily the two best players in the Bundesliga replacing two of the best ever all time English top-flight players....
 
i think rubbery was 17 million quid straight up, and nani was half that amount IMO up front. not to mention nani would've required over half as much wages probably compared to rubbery.

One concern I'd imagine many managers had in taking Ribery on board he is a footballing nomad in the same breath as Anelka.
He has so far played for ; Boulogne (one season), Olympique Ales (one season), Stade Brestois (one season), Metz (one season), Galatassaray (fourteen games), Marseille (two seasons) and is currently in his second season with Bayern.
The above stats would not be a drawcard to bringing Ribery in to your side as it suggests unrest and a short lifespan within the team.
Interestingly, like Anelka he is also an Islamic convert. He married his French-Algerian wife and converted and is now a devout Muslim, praying to Allah before each match.
 
why? Rooney Berba and Tevez are strikers...and he's a winger
Alright, but you could say they are all attackers. SAF is understandably reluctant to play four players who are all about attack, so I can't see him playing Ribery and Ronaldo at the wings with Berbatov and Rooney up front, at least not in the most difficult matches. He'll rather play three in midfield, or Park at the right hand side.

So that leaves one of them out, and that is if we leave Tevez and Nani out of the equation.

But hey, I'm sure SAF could find a way. Ribery is a cracking player I'd welcome.
 
Right...

We'd be interested if Ronaldo leaves defiantly! Either him or Ashley Young are the two wingers I want here if he leaves. Unless of course I'm forgetting someone :D
 
Right...

We'd be interested if Ronaldo leaves defiantly! Either him or Ashley Young are the two wingers I want here if he leaves. Unless of course I'm forgetting someone :D

Is Ashley Young the new Aaron Lennon that so many reckoned was better than Ronaldo circa 2006?
If Ronaldo were to theoretically leave then to fill his position in the team, I would have Ribery, yes. I would theoretically have Messi but that ain't gonna happen so Ribery woould be my next option and a more realistic one.
 
Not content at questioning Barca's interest in one of his countrymen, Abidal is also unsure as to why the current Primera Liga leaders continue to track Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery.

"It is the same thing with Ribery. Barca want him, but they already have (Thierry) Henry and he is not going to leave the club just one year before the World Cup finals."

Link: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11827_4905979,00.html

Barca would really be great with Ribery on board.. But I just cannot see that happening..
 
Why not exactly?

If he does leave this summer, it won't be to them.

It'd be a waste of Henry, who's still in great form.

If Ribery decides to leave after the World Cup though, I think that'd be his most likely move.
 
He's my favourite player outside United.

Would be wonderful is he does join us in the future.

Why?

I think he's a good player but there are plenty that are more exciting to watch, IMO.
 
Why?

I think he's a good player but there are plenty that are more exciting to watch, IMO.

Just a query do you choose your favorite players upon the entertainment they provide?

I am only asking because I at times manage to like players not based on the entertainment value they provide or if they are exciting to watch.. Its just some things that pop out in a player that you happen to like.. Things like his character, personality, humor, attitude, stupidity, immaturity etc influences me from time to time...