Speculation continues to link Franck Ribery with a move to Real Madrid after the France international made public his wish to play at the Santiago Bernabeu, however, current employers Bayern Munich are to offer the winger a new deal in the hope he remains at the club.
With Bayern Munich firm over their €80 million price-tag for Ribery, Real Madrid general director Jorge Valdano claimed on Tuesday that the club’s efforts to sign the midfielder may not produce a favourable outcome.
Valdano also claimed that a new offensive for Ribery could be launched next summer if he is to stay at the Allianz Arena.
Bayern Munich executive chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has now made it clear that, to prevent further speculation on Ribery’s future, the club want to offer him a new deal.
“Our wish is not only that he stays, but also that he signs an extension,” Rummenigge told Bild.
Ribery, who joined Bayern from Olympique de Marseille in 2007, has a contract valid with the German giants until 2011.
