Frank Ribery Worth €150 Million?
Posted by Anonymous
In a week filled with controversy about Manchester City's offer of an obscene €107 million bid for AC Milan star Kaka, Bayern Munich has given the price that would pry Ribery away from their squad.
Munich have slapped a €150 million price tag on Ribery who is on contract with Bayern until 2011 but has stated his interest in playing with other top European clubs. Munich's manager, Uli Hoeness, said in a interview with Eurosport television that: "If Kaka is meant to be worth 120 million, then Franck Ribery is worth 150 million. We would only perhaps start to consider selling him at a sum like this."
Is the manager being facetious or is his brain truly addled? This is a ludicrous statement as it can be argued that Ribery is not even Munich's top player with Luca Toni leading the squad in goals. This seems like a slap in the face for Kaka although I'm sure he won't mind.
This comment comes in a week where Real Madrid's new boss, Vicente Boluda claimed that Robben was better than Messi. The comments by each of these bosses shows an appalling lack of respect for two of the games top stars both on and off the pitch. These could be just mind games but I believe they have no place in professional sport.
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