The Blaugrana are following through on their stance of not paying excessive fees in the transfer market.
Barcelona’s chances of signing Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich are slowly slipping away, even though they reportedly retain first option to negotiate a transfer.
Latest rumors indicate that the French midfielder will only join Real Madrid and no one else if he decides to leave the Allianz Arena. And coupled with reports that the Blaugrana are unwilling to budge on their offer, any potential move to the Camp Nou could soon be dead in the water.
According to El Mundo Deportivo, under strict instructions from coach Pep Guardiola, Barca have set a limit of €40 million on Ribery and if they are required to pay even one Euro more, they will drop their pursuit for the 26-year-old.
So far, Barcelona have yet to lodge an official offer for Ribery, even though club president Joan Laporta had reached a verbal agreement with his counterpart Karl-Heinz Rummeneige a few months ago.
Since then, however, the Bavarians appear to have changed their mind about selling their star playmaker, as well as slapping a cheeky €100 million price tag on him to ward off potential buyers.
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