Real Madrid to outbid Chelsea for £40M+ Ribery

Real Madrid are set to land Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery.

The Times says Ribéry is set to join Real Madrid for more than £40 million.

Bayern were originally demanding £50 million for Ribéry, which would break the world record transfer fee of £45.6 million, which Real paid Juventus for Zinédine Zidane in 2001, but the Spanish club are hopeful of concluding the deal for less.

Real's closest rivals Chelsea have balked at spending more than £40 million on a player they could have signed for less than half that figure two years ago.