Jérôme Boateng Pulls Out Of Bayern Return After Objections Due To Assault Of Former Partner

The retired defender Jérôme Boateng has pulled retired of a planned coaching internship astatine Bayern Munich aft fans voiced their objection because of nan 2014 World Cup victor being recovered blameworthy past twelvemonth of assaulting his erstwhile partner.

The erstwhile Bayern and Germany centre-back, who played for nan nine betwixt 2011 and 2021, had discussed a short internship pinch nan caput coach, Vincent Kompany. “Following nan caller chat regarding myself, I person decided to attraction connected my issues specified arsenic nan A training licence .... that is wherever my attraction is,” he said successful a societal media station addressed to Bayern and Kompany. “Your attraction should beryllium solely connected nan transportation and connected extending this 13-match winning run.”

Bayern beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-0 connected Saturday, their 13th triumph from 13 matches crossed each competitions this season.

“I americium thankful to nan nine activity and you, beloved Vincent, for giving maine spot and nan opportunity to beryllium portion of that,” Boateng said.

Bayern fans had opposed his planned internship aft nan subordinate was handed a suspended good and a informing past twelvemonth by a Munich tribunal which recovered him blameworthy of premeditated bodily harm against his erstwhile partner. An online petition, headlined “Setting borders against misogynistic violence: Jerome Boateng should not beryllium allowed backmost to Bayern Munich” had collected respective 1000 signatures.

The 37-year-old Boateng, who made 76 appearances for Germany betwixt 2009 and 2018, spent 10 years astatine Bayern aft joining successful 2011 from Manchester City, wherever he had been a teammate of Kompany. He helped Bayern triumph 9 Bundesliga titles and 2 Champions Leagues.

Boateng retired past month, past featuring for nan Austrian broadside Lask Linz, wherever his statement was terminated by communal consent successful August.