By Francisco Acedo Last updated: 1st May 2009
Ribery: Barca target
Barcelona have reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to sign French star Franck Ribery, according to reports in Spain.
Ribery has been a long-term target for Barca and the Catalan giants are thought to have a struck a deal with Bayern to sign the 26-year-old winger this summer.
El Mundo Deportivo claims that representatives of the two clubs met with Ribery's agent Alain Migliaccio in Ibiza, agreeing a £30million cash-plus-player deal.
Bayern are believed to have accepted a fee of 25m Euros (£22.3m) plus the choice of either Aleksandr Hleb or Eidur Gudjohnsen, who are valued at 8m Euros (£7.1m).
The France international has two years left on his Bayern contract and it is thought Barca have offered a four-year deal, although the club are yet to make an official announcement.
Manchester United and Real Madrid have also been linked with a big-money move for Ribery, who cost Bayern a club-record 25m Euros from Marseille in 2007.
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 13th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 17:00 | Sporting Gijon vs Valencia |
| 19:00 | Xerez vs Real Madrid |
| 21:00 | Villarreal vs Athletic Bilbao |
| Sunday 14th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Espanyol vs Deportivo La Coruna |
| 16:00 | Getafe vs Almeria |
| 16:00 | Racing Santander vs Malaga |
| 16:00 | Valladolid vs Real Zaragoza |
| 18:00 | Sevilla vs Osasuna |
| 20:00 | Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona |
| Monday 15th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 20:00 | Tenerife vs Mallorca |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 17:00 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Xerez |
| 19:00 | Barcelona vs Racing Santander |
| 21:00 | Mallorca vs Sevilla |
| Sunday 21st February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao vs Tenerife |
| 16:00 | Malaga vs Espanyol |
| 16:00 | Osasuna vs Valladolid |
| 16:00 | Real Zaragoza vs Sporting Gijon |
| 18:00 | Almeria vs Atletico Madrid |
| 20:00 | Real Madrid vs Villarreal |
| Monday 22nd February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 20:00 | Valencia vs Getafe |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 7th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Malaga 0 - 0 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Athletic Bilbao 3 - 2 Xerez | |
| Osasuna 1 - 0 Tenerife | |
| Mallorca 1 - 0 Villarreal | |
| Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 Sevilla | |
| Racing Santander 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid | |
| Almeria 3 - 1 Sporting Gijon | |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Valencia 2 - 0 Valladolid | |
| Barcelona 2 - 1 Getafe | |
| Real Madrid 3 - 0 Espanyol | |
| Sunday 31st January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Xerez 2 - 1 Mallorca | |
| Villarreal 0 - 2 Osasuna | |
| Tenerife 1 - 3 Real Zaragoza | |
| Valladolid 1 - 1 Almeria | |
| Sevilla 2 - 1 Valencia | |
| Atletico Madrid 0 - 2 Malaga | |
| Getafe 0 - 0 Racing Santander | |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Espanyol 1 - 0 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Sporting Gijon 0 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | 55 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Valencia | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | Real Mallorca | 21 | 37 |
| 5 | Sevilla | 21 | 36 |
| 6 | Deportivo La Coruna | 21 | 35 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 33 |
| 8 | Getafe | 21 | 31 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 21 | 29 |
| 10 | Villarreal | 21 | 26 |
| 11 | Racing Santander | 21 | 25 |
| 12 | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 24 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijon | 21 | 24 |
| 14 | Espanyol | 21 | 23 |
| 15 | Almeria | 21 | 22 |
| 16 | Malaga | 21 | 21 |
| 17 | Real Zaragoza | 21 | 20 |
| 18 | Real Valladolid | 21 | 18 |
| 19 | Tenerife | 21 | 17 |
| 20 | Xerez | 21 | 11 |
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