{"id":1102699,"date":"2019-08-21T12:05:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T11:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1102699"},"modified":"2019-08-21T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T11:50:15","slug":"franck-ribery-fiorentina-bayern-munich","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/franck-ribery-fiorentina-bayern-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"Franck Ribery reveals why he chose Fiorentina after ending 12-year Bayern career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Franck Ribery has revealed that former teammate Luca Toni helped convince him to join Fiorentina after leaving Bayern Munich at the end of his contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Frenchman, who made 425 appearances across all competitions for Bayern, has sign a two-year contract with Fiorentina.<\/p>\n

Why did Ribery leave Bayern? Five key things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Ribery spent 12 seasons at Bayern Munich, joining from Marseille in 2007.<\/li>\n
  • The 36-year-old’s contract expired this summer.<\/li>\n
  • Bayern physio Gianni Bianchi claims Ribery was offered a one-year extension.<\/li>\n
  • But Bianchi believes the winger left because he ‘wants to feel important’.<\/li>\n
  • Ribery has now signed a contract until 2021 with Fiorentina.<\/li>\n
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    His departure from the Allianz Arena marks the end of an era at Bayern, coinciding with the exit of his long-serving teammate Arjen Robben.<\/p>\n

    The duo played crucial roles in multiple Bundesliga title wins for the club and were key to Bayern’s Champions League glory in 2012\/13.<\/p>\n

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    #WelcomeLegend<\/a>\u2757\ufe0f@FranckRibery<\/a> #ForzaViola<\/a> #Questa\u00c8Firenze<\/a> \u269c\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/gu5UaSmJkP<\/a><\/p>\n

    — ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n