Manchester United have offered Bayern Munich 166-million dollars for the French midfielder Franck Ribery, in a deal which would set a new world record.
The Guardian newspaper reports that the offer, which would about 10-million dollars more than Real Madrid paid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001, would be conditional on the sale of United winger Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.
Ribery last week threatened to quit Bayern Munich if the struggling German champions don't qualify for the Champions League next season.
