Bayern's Ribery Could Join Real Madrid In The Summer - Beckenbauer

Bayern's Ribery Could Join Real Madrid In The Summer - Beckenbauer Franck Ribery could join Real Madrid in the summer if he really wants...
Franz Beckenbauer has announced that Franck Ribery could leave BayernMunich and join Real Madrid in the summer if the player himself reallywants to make the move to the Bernabeu.

The Bavarian giants'president is realistic about his club's ability to hold on to thehighly sought-after winger and admits that it could be difficult tokeep him.

Madrid have been linked with Ribery with FlorentinoPerez rumoured to be considering asking Zinedine Zidane to try andpersuade him to move to the club should he win the presidency.

"Ribery can go to Madrid if he wants.," Beckenbauer told German radio station, Premiere

"Bayern will do everything to retain his services, but while he has a contract until 2011, he can go before.

"Clubs cannot keep players against their will because the players are the ones that always end up winning that battle.

"So, if he really wants to go to Madrid, why not?"

Lucas Brown, Goal.com

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