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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 05, 2019 16:22 GMT

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Franck Ribery will leave Bayern Munich in the summer

Franck Ribery's (left) days with Bayern Munich are done and he will leave the club in the summer

Franck Ribery, who has had a stellar career at Bayern Munich, will be released from the club at the end of the season, the club has confirmed. Ribery joined Bayern Munich as a 24-year-old from Marseille 12 years ago.

The 36-year-old Frenchman has 8 Bundesliga titles to his name in addition to one Champions League, one World Cup, one European Super Cup and several other domestic honours.

Ribery is resigned to the fact that his future lies away from Bayern Munich and said that playing for Bayern was a dream come true for him.

"When I came to Bayern, it was a dream come true,”

“It won't be easy to say goodbye, but we must never forget what we've achieved together, we've won so much - more than 20 honours."

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For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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