Both Ribery and Benzema are expected to play when France takes on Uruguay in a friendly in the French city of Le Havre on Wednesday evening - the team's first match under new coach Didier Deschamps.
Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness, former Hearts chief George Burley, Motherwell manager Terry Butcher, Preston's Billy Davies and former Monaco coach Didier Deschamps had all been linked with the Glasgow club.