Chelsea has placed a bid of €56million for Bayern Munich star and was rejected by the German side, according to the club chief.
The chief executive officer at Bayern Munich, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, revealed that the Bundesliga side turned down a huge offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribery almost 10 years ago.
Turning down the offer has its significance to Rummenigge, who believes that it was officially the day Bayern became a big club.
Speaking to SportBild, he said: “The offer we had for Franck Ribery in 2008 was almost unbelievable.
“The decision not to sell Franck Ribery nevertheless was a milestone in the development of FC Bayern. That was the moment when FC Bayern got to be a ‘buying club’.”
Ribery has beenat Bayern for a decade now after joining the club from Marseille and now plays under former Chelsea boss, Carlo Ancelotti.
Rumours circulating Chelsea’s interest in Ribery had been on ground for several years and the 33-year-old finally admitted last year that Ancelotti attempted to bring the winger to Stamford Bridge in 2009.
“Ancelotti already wanted to sign me in 2009 when he was with Chelsea.
“That means he likes me as a player and that is obviously great.”
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