The Bayern Munich superstar will be out of contract at Allianz Arena in 2011, and the German giants could to let him leave before he becomes a free agent.

According to AS, Ribery will be signing a five-year contract with Real in a deal that will see him receive around 25 million Euros.

Los Merengues were desperate to sign the 27-year-old this summer. However, the potential deal collapsed when Bayern refused to let him go for less than 90 million Euros.

Ribery has scored more than 30 goals for Bayern since he joined the club from Marseille in 2007.