Any hopes for potential buyers to make a quick smash-and-grab for Franck Ribery in the future have been dashed, after it was revealed that the Frenchman does not have a clause that will allow an easy exit from Bayern Munich in 2010.
The club's chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has rubbished off rumours that the Bavarian outfit have agreed to insert an agreement in Ribery’s contract that will permit him to leave next summer.
“No player of Bayern has such an exit clause. It’s not even open for discussion,” he roared during an interview with the German newspaper, TZ.
“If the money arrives, alternatives will be analysed. But there will never be a clause. Why should we leave that door open for everyone?
“The players must know with whom they have signed a contract. For that reason, we are not worried at all.”
But when asked if Ribery would pledge his commitment to Die Roten or if a release clause will be inserted into his current contract in the future, Rummenigge replied, “I cannot give a straight answer at the moment. It is not our custom to talk about contracts in public.”
Finally, the supremo reassured Bayern fans that the 26-year-old midfielder’s performance on the pitch will not be affected by the club’s refusal to let him leave.
He said, “He is a model professional with a good character who has never given us a problem. He is not the culprit here.”
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