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Bayern happy at Ribery claim

16 Sep 2009 - 07:09:12

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President Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has welcomed claims that Franck Ribery is keen to discuss a new contract with Bayern Munich.

The France star was heavily linked with a big-money move to Spain and England during the summer transfer window, but Bayern successfully held off interest from the likes of Real Madrid and Chelsea.

Earlier in the week, Ribery hinted that he was ready to discuss a new deal with the Bundesliga giants.

"We've noted what was said. We'll deal with it in a sensible way. We'll talk the matter over internally in peace and quiet and hold talks when the time's right," said Rummenigge.

"But I certainly won't be announcing exactly when we'll do it. There's no time pressure.

"Given how long his current Bayern deal has to run, we can sleep peacefully at night, for the moment at least.

"We've always said it would be good to bind a player of this quality to Bayern Munich over the long term.

"Some people have tried to drive a wedge between Bayern and Franck Ribery or between the coach and Franck Ribery. This effort was doomed to failure from the start."