Franck Ribery returns to Bayern Munich training

Franck Ribery has started pre-season training with his Bayern Munich teammates.

It was not known when the French winger would return to the sessions due to a back injury that ruled him out of the World Cup.

However, his presence at the club's training base today has suggested that he could be fit for Bayern's first competitive fixture of the new season, which is a DFB-Pokal tie against Preussen Munster on August 17.

Welcome back, Franck! #Ribéry is completing a fitness course at Säbener Straße. pic.twitter.com/DDwT0znILQ

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) July 15, 2014

The 31-year-old scored 16 goals in all competitions for the German champions last term.