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Shining in Serie A, Ribery: In the summer I had offers from a Bundesliga and Premier League squad.
The award will be presented to Ribery ahead of Fiorentina’s game against Udinese on Sunday morning.
Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo added: ‘Ribery showed us the best of his repertoire in this season’s start. He decided to try his hand at a highly technical and tactical Championship like ours and with his plays he is helping to raise the quality of the Serie A matches.
‘It is a pleasure that the first MVP of the season was assigned to a champion like him.’
Vincenzo Montella’s side have struggled so far this season with question marks over his job.
But Ribery has been a shining light and is leading by example, as shown in his best performance to date against struggling AC Milan.
Fiorentina, with the help of Ribery, are unbeaten in their last four league games and are up to 10th ahead of the visit of Udinese. Frank Ribery has embarked on a successful adventure in the A. Series. The Frenchman has excelled in these first few weeks with Fiorentina, making everyone in Florence fall in love with his abilities. The striker was even declared the best player of the month in September leaving behind players such as Cristiano Ronaldo or Romelu Lukaku. difference. Already, the striker has recently revealed that besides Fiorentina, there were other offers in the summer, such as Eintracht Frankfurt or even a Premier League squad.
“I wanted the Eintracht Frankfurt, but we only wanted a one-year contract. It was never an option for me, as I also wanted to change to stay in the Bundesliga again. There were also Premier League clubs, but in the end I chose Fiorentina.