Frank Ribery (telegraph)

Football Transfer Rumours – Manchester City have begun negotiations with Bayern Munich to get Franck Ribery away from the German giants, according to the News of the World. City boss Mark Hughes was in the stands during the week as Bayern fell to Girondins Bordeaux in Champions League action.

The 26-year-old is currently recovering from a tendon injury that could keep him out of action until March, meaning any move will have to wait for next summer.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Juventus, Chelsea and Liverpool are just a few of the clubs that were thought to want the French playmaker’s signature.

But now it is mega-rich Man City leading the charge, and it is understood that they hope to lure Ribery to Eastlands with the promise £200,000-per-week wages.