里贝利已拒绝里昂的邀请,他希望与蓝军的队友亨利同一战壕。
Gunners bid for Rib
By BEN KINSELLA
ARSENAL are on the verge of a shock £10million swoop for France World Cup star Franck Ribery. The Marseille midfielder has turned down a move to French champions Lyon so he can link up with Les Bleus team-mate Thierry Henry.
Boss Arsene Wenger has been a fervent admirer of the playmaker since he first spotted him with France in a youth tournament more than three years ago.
And Ribery, 23, is a ready-made replacement for Robert Pires, who has quit Gunners for Spanish side Villareal.
He will represent Wenger’s second World Cup signing. Arsenal also splashed £6m on Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky from Borussia Dortmund before the finals.
The Marseille midfielder has turned down a move to French champions Lyon so he can link up with Les Bleus team-mate Thierry Henry.
Boss Arsene Wenger has been a fervent admirer of the playmaker since he first spotted him with France in a youth tournament more than three years ago.
And Ribery, 23, is a ready-made replacement for Robert Pires, who has quit Gunners for Spanish side Villareal.
He will represent Wenger’s second World Cup signing. Arsenal also splashed £6m on Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky from Borussia Dortmund before the finals.
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