Franck Ribéry of France turns down contract talks with Bayern Munich
- March 15th, 2010
- By Ben
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Franck Ribéry has rebuffed Bayern Munich’s first attempt to commence negotiations over a new contract and told the club to wait until the end of the season.
The French forward’s contract expires in 2011 but Bayern are keen to commit him to a new deal before the summer transfer window. Ribéry had hinted that a decision would be made in March and Bayern’s progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League by beating Fiorentina last week appeared to increase the likelihood of his opening negotiations.
But he has now made it clear to the Bayern director of sport, Christian Nerlinger, that he wants to wait and see how the rest of the season pans out. @Guardian

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