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Germany - Bayern Munich asserted again that star midfielder Franck Ribery is not for sale, no matter what the price might be.
The German tabloids have been speculating that AC Milan was interested in Ribery as a potential replacement for Kaka, who had been the target of Manchester City. Kaka turned down City's 100 million pound offer.
"Then we would ask 150 million for Franck Ribery," Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness said on the fringes of Bayern's 2-0 win over second-division Kaiserslautern on Monday when asked about the offer to Kaka.
Hoeness may have been less than serious, but other Bayern officials dismissed any suggestions of Ribery leaving.
"Ribery has a contract with us until 2011 and he will not get out of it earlier," Bayern coach Juergen Klinsmann said.
Bayern chairperson Karl-Heinz Rummennige said the club "still stood by what it has said."
"We are not ready to discuss Ribery. No matter how high the offer is," Rummennige told Bild newspaper.
On Monday, Bayern agreed to release striker Lukas Podolski at the end of the season. Podolski will return to his former club FC Cologne.
The Bundesliga champions are also ready to send Argentine midfielder Jose Ernesto Sosa on loan to another club. Espanyol and Palermo have been mentioned as possible destinations.
The scorers for Bayern in Monday's game were Luca Toni and Landon Donovan.
