Zinedine Zidane is in talks with Franck Ribery and has told the
Bayern Munich midfielder a move to Real Madrid would be too good to
turn down.
Zidane, who revealed on Saturday that the Spanish giants were
tracking the French midfielder, has now announced he is trying to
convince the Bundesliga side’s prized asset to make the switch to
Santiago Bernabeu.
“I am in talks with Franck,” the former three times World Player
of the Year, who is an advisor to Real president Florentino Perez,
told Sunday’s edition of French newspaper Le Dauphine Libere.
“He is a fantastic player who has his place at Real. And playing
in this team is a career opportunity, which, to me, you do not
refuse.
“It would be a nice opportunity for Franck. It is up to
him.”
Real are on the verge of signing Cristiano Ronaldo after
Manchester United accepted a world record bid of £80million for the
Portuguese forward earlier this week, while Brazil playmaker Kaka
has already joined from AC Milan for a reported fee of
£56million.
Ribery, who is also believed to be a United target, is likely to
cost a similarly huge figure if reported bids for the 26-year-old
are anything to go by.
And Zidane, who wore the Real shirt from 2001 to 2006, explained
that teams must break the bank if they want to land football’s top
stars.
“Bringing together the best players in the world has a cost,” he
added.