Arsenal Set To Make £40m Franck Ribery Bid - Reports
The Gunners are said to be preparing a club record bid for the Frenchman...
The Gunners boss has become known in the Premier League as a manager who does not spend big on players, preferring to buy young prospects for the future and develop them at the club.
However, he has already signed Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax for a fee reported to be worth up to £10 million, and it is now thought he will turn his attentions to other areas of the pitch.
The British tabloid has reported that the Frenchman believes he could pull off the transfer deal of the summer by signing the France international.
The former Marseille man has been impressing in his two years at the Allianz Arena, and has been repeatedly linked with moves away from Bavaria in recent months.
Several major European clubs have stated that they are interested in signing him, and the Frenchman may be tempted with a move to the Premier League or Spain's Primera Division.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Chelsea have all at some point registered their interest in the winger, and it is thought a bidding war will take place over the summer.
Madrid are aiming to add Ribery to their new Galactico collection, and are prepared to pay over the odds to convince the 26-year-old to move to Santiago Bernabeu.
Wenger has been criticised recently for his transfer policy by present and former players, and it is now thought that he is set to spend big this summer.
Nick Turner, Goal.com
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