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The verbal agreement between Bundesliga
heavyweights Bayern Munich and La Liga giants Real Madrid for next
summer's transfer of French midfielder Franck Ribery was reported
yesterday by Europolitan.de.
But today a report has come out of Ran.de that has
outlined more details about the deal, lifting the lid on talks
which have apparently been in the pipeline for some time
already.
According to the German website, Dutch winger Arjen Robben's
transfer to Bayern served as an initial deposit, locking Ribery in
for a transfer exclusively to the Santiago Bernabeu. As such,
Madrid has already paid half of the estimated €50 million that the
French attacker will cost them in total.
The verbal agreement also apparently holds two caveats. The first
clause is the aforementioned first refusal for Madrid. The second
is that if Ribery decides to stay at Bayern and extend his
contract, then Bayern will have to pay Madrid the €25
million they have still not handed over for Robben's transfer
along, with a year's interest added to the fee.