This summer, Real Madrid could be signing their first Chinese superstar ... Franck Ribery!
The Bayern Munich wing ace has admitted to having Chinese ancestry and it's emerged this week his family can be dated back to the Ming Dynasty!
The People's Daily in China reports a cousin of Ribery has discovered they have noble family ties to Zhu Yuanzhang, first emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the 1300s.
Ribery is wanted by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Chelsea for next season.