Source: Daily_Mail
Real Madrid bid to beat Chelsea and Manchester United with Ribery talks
This way Madrid? Ribery celebrates scoring against Hamburg[LNB]Real Madrid will use a high powered meeting in Manchester to step up their bid for Franck Ribery.[LNB]The France star returned from injury with a bang at the weekend, powering in the only goal as Bayern Munich beat Hamburg 1-0.[LNB]And Madrid hope to steal a march on Chelsea, both Manchester clubs and Barcelona by opening talks the Germans at a meeting of the European Club Association this week.[LNB]Roman Abramovich is prepared to bankroll a £45million summer bid for the 26-year-old, but it is feared that Ribery would prefer a move to the Bernabeu.[LNB]Bayern have not given up hope of their star player signing a new contract, which runs to the end of next season, but they will sell if talks are not successful this month.[LNB]Madrid president Florentino Perez is set to meet Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge at the ECA's general assembley on Monday and Tuesday. Representatives of more than 100 clubs are expected at the event.[LNB] Centre of attention: Ribery made an impressive comeback against Hamburg[LNB]WORLD FOOTBALL BLOG: Read about Ribery's return in our brand new blogBayern president Uli Hoeness, meanwhile, has confirmed that Ribery was keen to join Madrid last summer after falling out with then boss Jurgen Klinsmann.[LNB]'Last year he certainly wanted to leave,' said Hoeness. 'He had a lot of problems with Jurgen Klinsmann and I'm pretty sure that he had reached an agreement with Real Madrid.'[LNB]However, Hoeness believes Ribery has a good relationship with current boss Louis van Gaal.[LNB] Chelsea target Ribery warns Bayern Munich: Buy the best or I'm leavingBayern move to beat Premier League giants in race for £13m winger KrasicShamed Terry no longer commands team-mates' respect, claims DesaillyPiers Morgan: John Terry is nice to kids, so they say... but so were the Krays!CHELSEA FC
