Source: Daily_Mail
EXCLUSIVE: Bayern closing in on £15m Bosingwa but deny Ribery swap
Bayern Munich stepped up their pursuit of Jose Bosingwa and urged Chelsea to keep their word over allowing him to join them for about £15million.
The German giants dismissed claims Roman Abramovich was flying to Munich to try and sign Franck Ribery but insisted the Chelsea owner had agreed to discuss a deal for Bosingwa in the wake of Sunday's Community Shield success over Manchester United.
Sportsmail revealed Bayern's interest in Bosingwa this summer and general managerUli Hoeness suggested an agreement could be close after confirming the£16.2m signing from Porto was the only candidate to fill their defensive vacancy.
'We are still interested in Jose,' he said. 'We need a strong, experienced defender on the right side, especially if we use Ribery in a more offensive role, as is being considered.
'We want only Bosingwa and have no interest in any other player forthis position.
'Chelsea agreed to give us a signal after the Community Shield that they were ready to talk and we are waiting for contact from them.'
Reports had stated Abramovich planned a visit to Munich to bid £40m for Ribery but Hoeness said: 'What does he expect for that - Ribery's right leg?
'Seriously, we stopped talking about Franck leaving a month ago because it isn't going to happen.'
Chelsea have sanctioned another loan spell at Wolves for defender Michael Mancienne, who is likely to join them until the end of December.
