France midfielder Franck Ribery's return to the Bayern Munich side after a six- week break has been further delayed by another week after the funeral of his aunt, it was revealed on Saturday. The 27-year-old had been due to return to the Bayern squad for Saturday's Bundesliga game against bottom side Borussia Moenchengladbach, but the death of his aunt in France on October 28 saw Ribery miss more training. The France star flew back to Boulogne in northern France, reported German daily Bild, to be with his family last Friday and he returned only on Tuesday. Bayern coach Louis van Gaal said Ribery's return from the ankle injury he suffered against Hoffenheim on September 21 needs to be further delayed while he catches up on the missed training. 'The funeral in France was more or less the problem,' van Gaal told Bild. 'He's not fit in my eyes. He can train better.' After six weeks out of football, Ribery said he is itching to return to Bayern's first-team. 'The ankle tingles when I get near a football,' he said. Even without Ribery, Bayern can expect to take three points from 'Gladbach and they are also missing several other stars in long-term injury victims striker Ivica Olic and winger Arjen Robben. 'We are unbeaten in our last six games and I hope we will get a win in our seventh,' said van Gaal, whose side is seventh in the league and ten points behind leaders Dortmund. 