<p style="text-align: justify">Bayern Munich are hopeful Franck Ribery will be able to play again soon after revealing on Saturday that the French winger's persistent right ankle injury is showing signs of healing.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The 32-year-old former France international has not played since limping out of a Champions League match in March and remained sidelined when Pep Guardiola's team started pre-season training at the start of the month.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">But while Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said there is cause for hope after Ribery had a plaster cast removed on Thursday, there is no fixed date as to when he can play again.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"There is again light at the end of the tunnel," said Rummenigge before Ribery took part in the Bayern team presentation in front of 68,000 fans at the Allianz Arena.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"An examination has revealed the irritation in the ligament has calmed down.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"He will start four weeks of rehabilitation training, after four weeks of wearing a light cast, and then hopefully he will be back on the pitch in the not too distant future."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Last month, Ribery described the ankle injury as a 'catastrophe' as the joint stubbornly refused to get better, costing him the second half of the season as Bayern won a third-straight German league title.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The defending champions host Hamburg in the first match of the German league season on Friday August 14.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Bayern unveiled their new signings Brazil winger Douglas Costa, Germany Under-19 midfielder Joshua Kimmich and goalkeeper Sven Ulreich in a team presentation at the Allianz Arena.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Rummenigge also revealed Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to join Manchester United next season after 17 years at Bayern.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong> . </p>