Frank Ribéry has revealed that his dream is to play for one of
Europe's richest clubs - and he believes that he is a similar
player to Lionel Messi in the way that both can influence a
game.
The French international is enjoying his spell with Bayern Munich,
but has told Kicker that he dreams of joining the likes of
Barcelona, Real Madird, Manchester United or Chelsea.
When Ribéry chose to join Bayern in the summer of 2007, that move
caused a stir, while injury at Euro 2008 prevented any of the
continent's biggest spenders from making an approach.
"Bayern is obviously one of the biggest and best clubs in the
world," he said. "Obviously there are other clubs who would be a
dream: Real Madrid and Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester
United.
"I certainly love Real Madrid because of their great
tradition, but I feel happy here at Bayern. We will have to wait
and see what the future holds."
His revelation that he would like to play for Spain's or
England's finest may not be a surprise - and nor will the
comparison to Messi, even if Ribéry made it himself.
"I think about Messi above everyone else. I think we have a similar
style, we create the rhythm and we play for the whole team," he
explained.
Real Madrid are on the look-out for a right-sided winger in the
winter transfer window, but Ribéry's comment was not an invitation
to bid now, while Bayern would reject any move in the middle of the
season.
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