At 35 Jerome Boateng will rejoin Bayern Munich

Former Bayern (Munich) player Jerome Boateng is expected to join the Bavarians within the next two days, journalist Fabrizio Romano reports on his Twitter account. According to the source, the 35-year-old defender has agreed to become a player for the German champions again, with negotiations between the two sides now in their final stages. Earlier yesterday, media in Germany reported that the Munich side were working on Boateng's return to the club and had already held preliminary talks with the player. The German defender is currently a free agent.

The 35-year-old football player became world champion in 2014 at the World Cup in Brazil, with the German team, which defeated Argentina 1:0 in the final. Boateng last played for French side Lyon, who he joined in 2021 as a free agent. Last season, 2022/2023, Boateng took part in eight French Ligue 1 matches with Lyon. This will be Boateng's second spell at Bayern (Munich), having previously won the Bundesliga title nine times in a row (2013-2021), the German Cup five times (2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020), the Supercup six times Germany (2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021) and the Champions League twice (2013, 2020).