Bayern Munich CEO Kahn rules out re-signing Ribery
The Bayern Munich CEO revealed that the club are not considering bringing the Frenchman back, notwithstanding Ribery training with Julian Nagelsmann’s squad.
Oliver Kahn
,
Bayern Munich’s CEO, ruled out bringing
Franck Ribery
back to the club. The Frenchman joined Bayern in 2007 and established himself as a key player during the club’s most successful periods.
Ribery departed the club when his contract expired in 2019 and joined
Fiorentina, but after departing the Serie A side in June, he has been training with the German champions.
Ribery is a free agent now and reports claimed that Bayern were looking to bring the 38-year-old back under the reign of
Julian Nagelsmann
, but Kahn denied the possibility.
"
We're not thinking about signing Franck Ribery,"
Kahn, who replaced Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as CEO earlier this summer, told a press conference.
Lothar Matthaus was one of those who approved Ribery’s return as he believes the 38-year-old can still play at the highest level.
"
If Bayern can't find a winger they want and can sign, I would definitely consider a one-year contract for Franck Ribery,"
the Bayern great wrote in his latest column for Sky Germany.
"It goes without saying that he won't be able to play two games over 90 minutes every week.
"But Franck is still fit, it would be a very positive factor in the dressing room and whoever has played in 29 league games in Italy can still play a good role in the Bundesliga."
Ribery played in 425 matches for Bayern, meeting the back of the net 124 times and contributing 182 assists.
He also helped the club win 23 trophies in his 12 years of playing for Bayern Munich.
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