In a long interview in the Journal “Le Dauphiné Libéré“, Zinedine Zidane, who is the adviser of Florentino Perez, declared : “(Ribery) is a wonderful player who has his place at The Real. And playing in such a team is a real chance in the career of a player who, according to me, we can  not refuse. After Munich, it would be a great opportunity for Franck. The answer is in his hands“.

But The Real will have to pay the price if he wants Ribéry : at least 60 million. In a context where the club already paid 158 million euros for the transfers of Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) and Ricardo Kaka (AC Milan).

For Zidane these exorbitant transfers can be justified: “When you want to attract the best players in the world, it is expensive … It is true that The Real wanted to strike a blow with the recruitment of Kaka and Ronaldo. (Florentino Perez) wants to give the possibility to his club to return to the highest level and to compete equally against teams like Barcelona, for example. Whether it is reasonable, it is discussed. But I do not have the answer. “

Tags: Kaka, Real, ribéry, ronaldo, zidane

Category : Spanish mercato.

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