European Transfer News: Ribery wants move to Real Madrid, Vidic rumors continue
Here’s the latest European Transfer News including Franck Ribery’s demand to move to Real Madrid and rumors continue to swirl around Manchester United defense Nemanja Vidic.
Ribery states his wish to move to Real Madrid - Franck Ribery
has told Bayern Munich that he wants to leave the club and join the new generation of ‘galacticos’ at Real Madrid.
The France international has been at the centre of a long-running saga over the past six months, with Real and Premier League championsManchester United chasing his signature.
Bundesliga runners-up Bayern have remained adamant that they will not be selling £30million-rated Ribery, but their star asset has now announced his desire to move away from Germany.
The 26-year-old wants to follow Raul Albiol,Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in agreeing a big-money, summer move to the Bernabeu, delivering another transfer blow to United.
Sir Alex Ferguson was thought to want Benzema, but the Frenchman has snubbed Old Trafford and is on the verge of moving to Spain, and Ribery looks set to do the same.
Evolve
“I have made up my mind, I want to leave,” Ribery told L’Equipe. “It will be Real or nothing.
“I am waiting to see how things will evolve. Then, I would like to have a talk with Bayern’s hierarchy.”
But Bayern’s general manager Uli Hoeness insists that Ribery’s announcement does not alter their stance.
He said: “Franck wants to join Real? That doesn’t change anything to us. Real never did us any concrete proposition.
“The Real officials wanted to come to Munich, but we told them it was useless and they should save some plane tickets.
“We don’t need their money, and we will keep Franck come hell or high water.” – SkySports.com - http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5411276,00.html
Vidic agent denies rumors - Nemanja Vidic’s agent has hit out at reports that the Manchester Uniteddefender could leave at Old Trafford.
The Serbia international, named United’s player of the year last season, was quoted as saying his wife was finding it hard to settle in England.
Vidic, who is under contract until 2012, subsequently found his name linked with a host of top clubs across Europe, including Barcelona,AC Milan and Inter Milan.
But Silvano Martina, who represents the former Spartak Moscow player, claims his client has not given any interviews in recent weeks and insists he is going nowhere.
False
“Even though Vidic has not spoken for the last three months, there have been false interviews published in the press,” Martina told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I read that he wants to leave, that his wife is not happy at Manchester but all of these stories are false.
“He is very annoyed and saddened by these stories that give the wrong impression.
“In football you never know what can happen, but I believe he will remain at Manchester United, one of the strongest clubs in the world.
“If Vidic or I should have problems with the club (United), we will talk directly to Alex Ferguson and not to the newspapers.” – SkySports.com - http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5412159,00.html
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Why doesn’t Bayern trade Ribery for Robben Van Der Vaart & Van Nistlerooy….? Real Madrid wants to get rid of them anyway and they will be great for Bayern.