Whether Ribery comes or not - I rate him very highly by the way - it's good to see Cobolli-Gigli actually talking about completing deals now in readiness for next season when we start in Serie A.
Probably the only one to arrive soon will be Mascherano - probably next week.
Back to Ribery. Think about what happens if we lose both Nedved and Camoranesi at seasons end. We need three new midfield players for a scudetto winning squad. Ribery has the flexibility to provide plenty of options. He will provide plenty of service to Klose. Plenty of goals will come our way.
The midfield 4 would be Del Piero, Ribery, Mascherano and Zanetti/Paro/Marchisio.
Up front: (from) Klose, Palladino and Bojinov.
Back 4: (from) Chiellini, Kovac, Barzagli, Givet, Balzaetti.