Van Bommel: Ribery keen on move
Bayern Munich's French midfielder Franck Ribery has been told by his own captain that he should join Spanish giants Barcelona next season.
"Franck wants to play for Barcelona," Bayern skipper Mark van Bommel told RAC-1 radio in comments that will hardly go down well with the Bayern board, who are desperate to hold on to their prize asset. "More than that, I think it would be a good thing if Barca buys him, he would adapt easily," added the Dutchman, who played for Barcelona in 2005-06. He is the best (player) in Germany, he is very powerful and very technical."
His comments came two days ahead of the return leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final between Bayern and Barcelona. The Catalan club won the first leg 4-0 in Spain last Wednesday and Barcelona president Joan Laporta praised Ribery after the match.
"We saw that he was a very fast player and who causes upsets," he said.
"We have spoken (with the managers of Barcelona) about all the good players and Bayern knows what we want as we know what they want."
Bayern has insisted for some months that Ribery is not for sale.
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