Munich - Franck Ribery has no intention of leaving Bayern Munich in the near future, but will not commit himself to the German Bundesliga champions on a long-term basis.

Confronted with big interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid and other clubs, The French star Ribery told Wednesday's edition of the Sport Bild weekly that "no one must be afraid that Ribery will leave the Bundesliga."

Ribery, 25, has contract in Munich until 2011 which Munich would like to renew as early as possible. But Ribery said "that depends on the talks between my adviser and the club."

Ribery named Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City as clubs interested in him.

Ribery had fuelled transfer speculation during the recent winter break when he did not want to promise staying until expiration of his current deal. He now told Sport Bild that he wants to fulfil the contract and that he likes it "a lot" in Munich. (dpa)