The 33-year-old talks about his future plans and possible goals – and also about his successful time at FC Bayern.
Rio world champion Jérôme Boateng can imagine a return to the Bundesliga. “The topic is not closed. The Bundesliga is not a no-go,” said the long-time Bayern Munich defender in an interview with kicker (Monday edition). About a year ago Boateng moved from the German record champions to Olympique Lyon in France, his contract expires next summer.
Boateng could “imagine a lot in Europe. That includes Germany because it’s a great league with great teams and great fans.” In ten years, the 33-year-old had won nine German championship titles and the Champions League twice with the Munich side. Those were “the best years of my football life,” said Boateng.
In January 2007, Boateng made his Bundesliga debut with Hertha BSC, only a few months later he switched to Hamburger SV. After three years in the Hanseatic city, the central defender went to Manchester City, from where he moved to Bayern after twelve months. In 2016, Boateng was also voted Germany’s footballer of the year.