The French international footballer Franck Ribery, who has been linked with a move to Chelsea this summer, is alleged to have flown the 17 year-old prostitute Zahia Dehar to Germany for his birthday present last April.

Zahia has admitted to police that she was paid £1,500 a night to sleep with the three top class French International footballers as well as other rich clients, and she told reporters about Ribery's birthday treat.

She said: 'I was Ribery's brithday present.'

'Franck approached me in a Paris club. He booked me and flew me to Munich to celebrate his 26th birthday.'

'He made reservations at a luxury hotel in Munich. We had sex and he paid me. I was a lovely little present, wasn't I?’

'The first time I did it was also to celebrate a man's birthday.'