Bayern Munich attacker Franck Ribery
will not be fit in time for the beginning of the new season, coach Pep
Guardiola has confirmed.
Ribery has not featured for the
Bundesliga champions since March, after sustaining an ankle injury.
The former France international
suffered a setback last month and, in a media conference
during Bayern's pre-season trip to China, Guardiola revealed he would not
be available for the start of their season on August 1, when they
meet Wolfsburg in the German Super Cup.
"He won't be ready for the
first game of the season, but it's getting better," said Guardiola.
"I'm optimistic."
Bayern take on Valencia in a
friendly on Saturday and Guardiola says the clash marks what he hopes will
be the start of another successful campaign, after a third straight Bundesliga
title for the club in 2014-15.
"We'll give it our best shot
and try to do as well as we can against a Champions League team," said
Guardiola. "But we're very much still in pre-season.
"We'll try to push the
players even more, so we're ultimately in a position to beat the best teams in
the world.
"We'll go for it again this
season with everything we have."
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