United eye Ribery and Dzeko as Real Madrid line up £75m Ronaldo raid

18 April 2009 00:01
Manchester United are reportedly in pole position to sign Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich in the summer.[LNB]United link: Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery[LNB]The France wing wizard would provide the X-factor at Old Trafford should Real Madrid finally be successful in their bid to tempt Cristiano Ronaldo to the Bernabeu.[LNB]And boss Sir Alex Ferguson is also said to be keen on Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko, should Carlos Tevez leave at the end of the season.[LNB]Ribery is also a target for Barcelona, but United are favourites to sign 25-year-old, according to the News of the World. Bayern slapped a prohibitive £140million price-tag on the Euro 2008 star in January when Manchester City were among the teams linked with a move for him.[LNB]But noises from within the Allianz Arena have indicated Bayern are ready to do business in the summer.[LNB]Sportsmail revealed on Saturday that Madrid are confident they will land Ronaldo with a £75m world-record bid at the end of the season. Ribery tends to play on the left wing but shares similar attributes to the Portugal star.[LNB]The Daily Star Sunday reports than United are also lining up a £12m move for Bosnia international Dzeko.[LNB] Top dog: Wolfsburg's Edin Dzeko celebrates a goal[LNB]The 23-year-old is seen as the perfect replacement for Tevez, who has still not signed a permanent deal at Old Trafford. His two-year loan deal expires at the end of the season and United are reluctant to pay the £32m asking price for the Argentina hot shot.[LNB]Dzeko is the top European scorer in the World Cup qualifying campaign with seven goals. He scored three times in Bosnia's recent two matches against Belgium and in all has scored 12 goals in 17 matches for his country.[LNB]His form has also attracted interest from Arsenal, Portsmouth, Blackburn and Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League, plus Alex McLeish's promotion-chasing Birmingham. [LNB] O'Shea urges smarting team-mate Tevez to take out his frustration on Villa'Pull your fingers out', storms Ferguson as United's title bid faltersShear madness: Veteran Neville slams fast-track appointments for former starsMANCHESTER UNITED FC

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