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Ribery: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Chelsea - I rejected all the big clubs

The winger has been at Bayern Munich since 2007, but admits he did think about a move away after receiving lucrative offers from Europe's top clubs

Franck Ribery has revealed that he considered leaving Bayern Munich only to reject advances from a number of Europe's elite clubs.

The 33-year-old has won 18 major trophies, including six Bundesliga titles and the Champions League, since moving to the Allianz Arena from Marseille in 2007.

Bayern claimed to have turned down an offer of €65 million plus Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea just two years after Ribery had joined - a decision chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge claims was a key point in their redevelopment into a major footballing power.