The coach revealed the Frenchman has not fully recovered from his injury troubles, but is confident of his side's chances next term
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola revealed winger Franck Ribery will miss the club's opening Bundesliga clash through injury.
The 32-year-old endured an injury-hit end to last season as Bayern crashed out of the Champions League and DFB-Pokal semi-finals, though club director Karl-Heinz Rummenigge recently confirmed he was on the road to recovery.
However, Guardiola has now confirmed the Frenchman will be unavailable for the club's Bundesliga bow against Hamburg on August 14.
"He won't be ready for the first game of the season, but it's getting better, I'm optimistic," the coach told reporters ahead of Saturday's clash with Valencia in Beijing.
The Bavarians are in China where they will play a run of three friendly games - including games with Inter and Guangzhou Evergrande - in nine days.
Bayern are also hoping to complete the signing of Arturo Vidal from Juventus in the coming days, after agreeing a €40 million fee with the Turin side.
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