BAYERN Munich have yet to receive any offers for midfielder Franck Ribery, according to general manager Uli Hoeness.
With Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea believed to be keen on the Frenchman, Ribery's future is likely to be dominating the headlines this summer.
But Hoeness claims that apart from a "casual inquiry" from United, no club has made an offer of any kind.
"Up to today's date, nobody has made contact with us," he told the Bild newspaper.
"For 50 million euros, I would not even pick up the phone because you could get one of Ribery's legs at best for that."
Bayern have repeatedly denied the 26-year-old, who has two years left on his contract, is for sale, but Hoeness has hinted a transfer would enable the signing of other players.
He is set to meet new coach Louis van Gaal next week to gauge his feelings on the issue, and preliminary talks between the pair have already produced a potential replacement in Real Madrid's Wesley Sneijder.
"Sneijder is certainly a player who interests us and Louis van Gaal," said Hoeness on Bavarian television.
"But if Franck stays, then we cannot afford a man like Sneijder as well."
Keeping Ribery against his wishes would not fit in with the philosophy of Van Gaal, and Hoeness added: "The most important message from Van Gaal is that the individual is not so important.
"The team is important. A player who believes he is more important than the team is going to have a very tough time."
But Hoeness claims that apart from a "casual inquiry" from United, no club has made an offer of any kind.
"Up to today's date, nobody has made contact with us," he told the Bild newspaper.
"For 50 million euros, I would not even pick up the phone because you could get one of Ribery's legs at best for that."
Bayern have repeatedly denied the 26-year-old, who has two years left on his contract, is for sale, but Hoeness has hinted a transfer would enable the signing of other players.
He is set to meet new coach Louis van Gaal next week to gauge his feelings on the issue, and preliminary talks between the pair have already produced a potential replacement in Real Madrid's Wesley Sneijder.
"Sneijder is certainly a player who interests us and Louis van Gaal," said Hoeness on Bavarian television.
"But if Franck stays, then we cannot afford a man like Sneijder as well."
Keeping Ribery against his wishes would not fit in with the philosophy of Van Gaal, and Hoeness added: "The most important message from Van Gaal is that the individual is not so important.
"The team is important. A player who believes he is more important than the team is going to have a very tough time."
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