CHELSEA'S £40M FRANCK RIBERY DEAL OFF
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CHELSEA'S £40M FRANCK RIBERY DEAL OFF
Transfer ban scuppers Chelsea switch
REAL DEAL - Franck RiberyROMAN ABRAMOVICH is seething after Chelsea's transfer ban ruined his chances of bringing Franck Ribery to Stamford Bridge in January.
France star Ribery was poised to move to Stamford Bridge in January - but Russian billionaire Abramovich has been forced to scrap the £40million signing.
Chelsea's plans have been thrown into chaos by FIFA's ban, which prevents the Blues from doing any deals during the next two transfer windows.
And that means Ribery now seems certain to leave Bayern Munich for Real Madrid instead.
Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti believed a deal was as good as done for the French winger.
He was hoping to take him to Stamford Bridge in the next transfer window - but certainly in time for the start of next season.
Ribery was the Italian's first-choice target all summer and was understood to be ready to force through a move to Chelsea.
Bayern's late capture of Real Madrid's Arjen Robben paved the way for the 26- year-old to move to London.
But FIFA's block on deals into the Bridge has wreaked havoc with those intentions, and will open the door for Madrid to step in with a fresh move of their own.
Ribery will also be exploring alternative options - almost certainly Real Madrid - as he'll fear being left in limbo if Chelsea can't successfully challenge FIFA's ruling.
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am i seeing something down under???
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Wah thats damn sad leh...i know if he go chelsea it will be a big blow to man utd title hope..but still...it would be nice to see him in the EPL....zz
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ribery not that good la.
look at bayern munich last season.
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Originally posted by reyes:
ribery not that good la.
look at bayern munich last season.
U see his champs league stats lor....