It’s been a long time since Franck Ribéry hadn’t acted up. Arrived at the start of the season on the Amalfi coast to play under the colors of Salernitana, the attacking midfielder was excluded on Sunday May 8 against Cagliari (1-1) after a general fight. Although he did not take part in the game, he was sent off in his team’s last encounter. In addition to the suspension, the native of Boulogne-sur-mer was fined 5,000 euros for throwing an opponent to the ground after grabbing him by the neck.
With two league games left to play, the former Marseille player will be suspended for one game. He will therefore not be present with his family against Empoli during the next meeting. Salernitana can count on its veteran for the last day against Udinese, May 22. Under contract until next June, the 39-year-old has delivered three assists this season in Serie A and hasn’t scored a single goal.
Before knowing if he continues to play football or not, Ribéry will have to do everything to keep his club in the Italian first division. For the moment, the Italian team is in 17th place.
What future for Franck Ribéry?
After 12 seasons at Bayern Munich, Franck Ribéry had finally taken the direction of Italy. “I still have gas! I feel capable. I have this strength, this desire. I still like to play, have fun. I feel good in my crampons“, he confided in 2019 to our colleagues from theTeam. According to Sky SportsGermany, the one who will celebrate his 40th birthday next year is thinking of hanging up. His agent Alain Migliaccio, who is also that of Zinédine Zidane, simply indicated that at the end of the season, his protege “will decide whether he ends his career or if he continues”.
Answer to this question in the coming weeks.
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Adam Javal-Fauconnier