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Length of Arjen Robben deal at Bayern Munich under discussion - father

The father and agent of Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben has told kicker he would not encourage his son to accept a one-year contract extension like fellow winger Franck Ribery.

Ribery, 33, signed a contract extension until the summer of 2018 on Sunday. Like Robben's, his existing deal had been due to expire next summer.

Hans Robben said talks about a new deal were in progress but would not be influenced by Ribery's decision to accept a one-year deal.

"I'm not interested in what others do," he said. "I'm only interested in Arjen. We're still in talks -- there's nothing new to report."

In the past, the Bayern hierarchy have been reluctant to offer players aged over 30 contracts of more than a year.

Asked whether the length of the offer was holding up the 32-year-old signing, Hans Robben said: "Yes, we are talking about that too," before adding that he hoped "Arjen can stay healthy for two or three more years."

Louis van Gaal brought Robben, 32, to Bayern from Real Madrid in 2009, and he has gone on to win five Bundesliga titles and the Champions League.

But the Netherlands captain has suffered recent injury problems and has failed to string a run of 10 successive games together since March 2015.

"Arjen can always make the difference when he is fit," his father said. "We all know what he is capable of."

At a news conference on Thursday, coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was "delighted" that Ribery had signed a new contract and confirmed that talks with Robben were ongoing.

He added: "I've already given my opinion on Robben, but it's the club that makes the decision."