Bundesliga
Probably not a Boateng return to FC Bayern
Jérôme Boateng will probably not get a new contract at FC Bayern. photo
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It would be a spectacular transfer – but Jérôme Boateng’s return to FC Bayern is unlikely to happen.
For the long-time national player Jérôme Boateng is unlikely to make a comeback at FC Bayern Munich. According to dpa information, the trend is that the 35-year-old will not get a new contract. According to reports, a final decision has not yet been made.
According to “Bild”, this has already been done. Accordingly, the 2014 world champion will not receive a new contract with the German football series champions. The defender had already played at FC Bayern from 2011 to 2021. Most recently, Boateng, who did not receive a new contract at Olympique Lyon after two years, was without a club. That’s why he could also be signed outside the transfer window.
Munich’s calculations are influenced by the health situation of the three central defenders. Matthijs de Ligt is out injured, but the Dutchman should be able to return after the international break. Dayot Upamecano was handicapped by pubic bone problems before Munich’s Bundesliga home game against SC Freiburg on Sunday (5:30 p.m./DAZN).
Boateng trained with FC Bayern for the first time on Sunday. The defender was also in action on Säbener Straße on the following days.
Recently, however, the public focus has been less on the athlete and more on the private citizen Boateng. He is facing a new criminal trial in Bavaria because he is accused of attacking his then partner and mother of his children while on vacation in the summer of 2018. That’s why the footballer was sentenced in the second instance last year to a fine of 1.2 million euros for bodily harm and insult – but the Bavarian Higher Regional Court recently overturned this judgment and returned the case to the Munich I Regional Court. The case is therefore being reopened . Boateng complained about an unfair trial and a prior conviction.