Ribery hints at Marseille exit
Afp, Marseille
France international midfielder Franck Ribery said Thursday he might leave French club Marseille at season's end and that his preference would be to go to either Spain's La Liga or the English Premiership. "I've already said that I would stay at Marseille until the end of the season in a bid to help the club qualify for the Champions League, then we will see," Ribery said from Marseille's training camp. "Clubs have been interested in me since the World Cup, and they're coming again," said the 23-year-old, who rose to prominence as part of Raymond Domenech's French side that made it to the World Cup final. "I like two leagues, the Spanish and the English," he said, adding: "If Marseille qualify for the Champions League, I'll be forced to ask myself some questions." Marseille are currently lying sixth in the French league, 20 points off runaway leaders Lyon but only five points off second-placed Lens. Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has expressed his interest in Ribery but in the same breath said that the immediate priority of the Spanish giants was to sign a defender.
|