Former Sampdoria star Christian Karembeu is happy seeing Franck Ribery at Fiorentina.

Ribery has starred since his summer arrival from Bayern Munich.

Karembeu told TMW: "What he's doing at Fiorentina doesn't surprise me.

"We wanted him at Olympiacos (Karembeu is their sports director) but chose Fiorentina.

"Franck is a champion and will still make the difference in Italy."

He added: "In the meantime, Serie A has become attractive again, almost like when I was playing."