Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery was today involved a fracas with a member of the public at the club's training session, according to the German media.
The man in question is believed to have approached Bayern's training facilities, claiming to be a friend of Ribery, before becoming embroiled in a heated confrontation with the France attacker when asked why he was there.
Police have confirmed that they were called to an incident involving an intruder at the training base, but that the issue was resolved on site.
"We had to attend an incident at Sabener Strasser," police spokeswoman Alexandrea Schmeitz told TZ. "Because of a suspect who was located there. We went there, and sorted everything out."
Prior to the training session, Ribery had instructed security that his brother and cousin would be visiting him, which resulted in the fan being mistakenly allowed to enter the compound after he claimed in French that he knew the 29-year-old.
Contrary to initial reports, the confrontation did not become a physical one, according to Bayern spokesman Markus Howick. When asked if any threats were levelled by either party, he told Stern: "No, there have not been any - from neither side."
It is believed that the man in question visited the training ground two weeks ago with a dog, purporting that he had come to give it to Ribery. The player himself denied any knowledge of the man's claims, and the animal was taken to a shelter.
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