Bayern chief: Chelsea made $65m plus Bosingwa bid for Ribery
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Bayern chief: Chelsea made massive bid for Ribery
Uli Hoeness: Said other clubs had bid but no-one had offered the 100 million euros
Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness has revealed his club received a bid of 65 million euros plus Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea for Franck Ribery in the summer.
Chelsea were one of several clubs interested in the French winger, and their bid was not the most financially lucrative either, but Hoeness told Bild newspaper that it was the "best bid".However, it still fell short of the Bavarian club's 100-million euro valuation of the 26-year-old, which is why they turned the Blues down.
"We never received an offer over 100 million," he said. "The best bid came from Chelsea: 65 million plus the player Bosingwa. We also received other offers of 76 and 80 million."
However, Hoeness denies ever being truly tempted into selling Ribery, who he claims had not demanded a move either.
"He never came to us and said he wanted to leave at any price," revealed Hoeness. "He always said to us that he would like to move to Real Madrid, but that if we wanted to keep him, then it was not a problem. (Selling him) was never a real consideration.
"However, we want to create the conditions which give Franck the feeling that he can achieve something here in Munich. If he cannot see this potential, then he will leave."
Bayern are currently struggling to provide the France international with these conditions and they could be dumped out of the Champions League on Tuesday night should Juventus defeat Bordeaux, regardless of how Bayern fare against Maccabi Haifa.
This would inevitably make Ribery's name one of the most frequently mentioned when the transfer market reopens in January, even though Hoeness reserves himself the final say on the issue.
"If FC Bayern says no, then Franck stays," he said.
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hehe lucky they rejected it!!!
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crazy 100m euros
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im glad they rejected it..
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isn't this jose guy injured? but good to see quality flowing into EPL.
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Heng .....
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Looks like Chelsea are going back again in Jan... Maybe this time offer $75 million euros plus Jose Bosingwa?
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why city no bid for euro100m for ribery eh lol. city got lots of cash for bayern to rebuild their squad.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
why city no bid for euro100m for ribery eh lol. city got lots of cash for bayern to rebuild their squad.
how u know they are not preparing their cheque book... i bet the owners are laughing @ the 100m bid.. an itch maybe..
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bayer actually turned down such an offer?
waiting for man city's offer?
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Why chelsea wants to offload bosingwa eh after like 2 seasons? and whatever happened to their portugese rb ferrera? he like disappear for the most part of the last 2 seasons.