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Bayern legend Franck Ribery set to end 12-year association with club

InternationalBayern legend Franck Ribery set to end 12-year association with club
File Pic of Franck Ribery in Bayern Munich jersey. Pic Bayern Munich Twitter

The former French midfielder and the German football club Bayern Munich legend is set to end his 12-year association with the club.

As there was news about his departure from quote some time, Bayern Munich itself on Sunday, May 5 confirmed that veteran French star Franck Ribery will end his 12-year spell at the club at the end of this season.

Ribery will join his fellow stalwart Arjen Robben who had already announced his departure from the club. Club has said that both would be granted a farewell match next year.

In a statement on their website on Sunday morning, the Bundesliga club announced that the Frenchman would not extend his contract beyond June 2019.

“When I came to Bayern it was a dream come true,” said Ribery, 36, who joined in 2008 and has won eight Bundesliga titles in the 12 years since.

“It won’t be easy to leave, but we must never forget what we have achieved together.”

Robben, 35, confirmed his impending departure at the end of last year, and it was widely expected that Ribery would follow suit, as Bayern prepare for a squad overhaul ahead of next season.

The two wingers have been defining stars in a dominant decade for Bayern, winning the Champions League in 2013 as well as a host of domestic titles.

Bayern announced that they would organise a “big farewell game” for both Ribery and Robben, to be held in 2020.

“Franck and Arjen are great players, and Bayern Munich have a lot to thank them for,” said club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

“They helped shape the most successful decade in the history of the club.”

Robben made an emotional return from injury and Ribery scored in a 3-1 win over Hanover on Saturday.

The win lifted Bayern four points clear of title rivals Borussia Dortmund, and put them on the brink of a seventh successive Bundesliga title.

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