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Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery would jump at the chance to play alongside Lionel Messi at Barcelona, according to his agent.

Ribery’s representative, Alain Migliaccio, has said that the French forward has not closed the door on a move anywhere and would welcome renewed interest.

While reports suggest that Real Madrid remain favourites to land Ribery, the chance to play alongside 2009 World Player of the Year and Ballon d’Or winner Messi at Camp Nou could prove to be irresistible.

“He would like to play alongside Messi, that would be phenomenal,” Migliaccio told RAC-1.

Barca ended interest last season when Bayern Munich insisted that Ribery was not for sale, but with presidential elections at the Spanish giants in the summer, one or more candidates could look to make a move to influence voters.

Migliaccio admits that a number of clubs had let their interest be known and that Ribery was not ruling out joining anyone at this stage.

“There are no doors closed, not that of Real Madrid, or Barca, or Manchester United,” he added.

“At the beginning of March we will make a decision and then see.” (Sky Sports)

It seems that Franck Ribery’s agent has no qualms about getting this whole will he/won’t he saga going all over again. The French international’s Bayern Munich future was very much in the balance last summer and when the Bundesliga side started their season so poorly the talk of the town was that Real Madrid were considering adding another Galatico to their payroll. Sir Alex also looked very keen on bringing the former Marseille man to Old Trafford.

Many saw £40m rated Ribery as the natural replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo but the German giants dug their heels in and were not interested in any offers that were not on the same astronomical scale as the likes of Cristiano and Kaka’s moves to the Bernabeu and that scared off potential suitors which may or may not have been the Bayern’s intention all along.

Louis Van Gaal has turned the corner at the Allianz Arena and now his side are putting up a real challenge to re-take the German title and also managed to sneak into the knockout stages of the Champions League but now Ribery’s agent has decided it would be a good time to state that the door is very much open to a potential move which will of course get Ferguson, Pellegrini and Guardiola very excited indeed.

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