Bayern plan Ribery talks

(GSM) – Bayern München have decided to postpone the contract talks with Franck Ribery until March. The Bavarian giants want the France international to concentrate on football first before they talk about a new deal. “We won’t put him under pressure,” said director of sport Christian Nerlinger.

Ribery is contracted to Bayern until 2011 and has doubts over a longer stay at the Allianz Arena.

“Franck came to us once in the summer,” Nerlinger said on Bayern’s official website.

“He said he felt very much at home in Munich and was grateful to the club, but there was one alternative which he could imagine himself taking. We declined, and the matter was closed internally.

“Franck has always behaved correctly, and I won’t hear a word said against him in this respect.”

The 26-year-old winger is yet to make a decision on his future. “We’ll sit down with him and talk in early March.

“We’ll set out our position, and he’ll explain his, and we’ll see if we can agree. It matters a lot to me that the process is fair and respectful.”