Franck Ribery: "Two more years at the top" The 34-year-old Bayern Munich man still has much to give, even with Kingsley Coman for competition. vor 2 Stunden

Published on: 18 January 2018

Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has no intention of slowing down, even with his 35th Birthday just three months away.

"I feel good right now," said Ribery, whose current deal with the record German champions expires in the summer. "I've still got another two years playing at the highest level."

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It remains to be seen whether or not Ribery will be offered the chance to extend his stay beyond the 2017/18 campaign, but the seven-time Bundesliga winner is convinced he still has much to give the club he joined from Marseille almost 11 years ago.

"It's not just about what you do on the pitch, my presence is important for the team, for the mood in the camp," the retired France international told SPORT BILD, before giving his thoughts on countryman Kingsley Coman.

"King's having a great season, which is great for the team, but he's still young. He needs a bit more experience. No one can be at 100 per cent for 50 games in a season."

Ribery (l.) has welcome competition on the Bayern left from fellow Frenchman Kingsley Coman (r.). © gettyimages / TF-Images

Ribery, who missed ten matches during the first half of 2017/18 due to a knee ligament injury, has started Bayern's last five outings in all competitions. He scored his first Bundesliga goal since May 2017 in Bayern's 3-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen last weekend and is the club's leading foreign appearance maker (368 games).

The 34-year-old Frenchman is expected to be in the Bayern squad to face Werder Bremen on Sunday afternoon (kick-off: 15:30CET/14:30GMT).

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