Franck Ribery says Chelsea flop Kevin de Bruyne would be wrong for Bayern Munich but describes Eden Hazard as a perfect fit

Franck Ribery has dismissed reports linking Wolfsburg forward Kevin de Bruyne with Bayern Munich as a potential replacement for the former France international or his team-mate Arjen Robben.

De Bruyne, who spent his two years at Chelsea largely on loan before joining the second-placed Bundesliga club, has scored nine goals this season and is topping the league's assist charts with 16 – seven more than the next best.

But Ribery says despite his impressive form the 23-year-old Belgian is the wrong style of player to come in under Pep Guardiola because he has different assets to himself and the Holland winger.

Kevin de Bruyne is linked with Bayern Munich as a potential replacement for the club's veteran forwards
The Wolfsburg playmaker, here in action for Belgium against Israel, has 16 assists and nine goals this season
Bayern's Franck Ribery says despite De Bruyne's impressive form he is the wrong type of player for Munich
'He is not a player who takes the ball and dribbles forward and likes to have the opponents in front of him,' Ribery told German publication Sport Bild.

'De Bruyne is great, when he fits the counterattack. At Bayern, however, you usually only have three or four metres in front of you, not a lot of room. But he is a good player and he is still young, so he can still learn.'

Ribery and Robben's contracts run out in 2017 and both have endured injuries worries of late prompting reports that an injection of youth such as 23-year-old De Bruyne could be good for the club.