Lyon vortex around Boateng – now the ex-Bayer reacts
Created: 2022-12-27 09:06
By: Antonio Jose Riether
According to a report, Jérôme Boateng is set to leave his club Olympique Lyon this winter.
The 2014 world champion doesn't want to know anything about it.
Update from December 26, 12:45 p.m .:
Ex-Bayern star Jérôme Boateng says he is not about to say goodbye to his Olympique Lyon club this winter.
"No one from the club spoke to me or my agent about it," said the 2014 world champion to
Kicker
, responding to a report by French portal
Foot Mercato
.
The 34-year-old recently had to undergo an operation on the meniscus and now explains: "My focus was 100 percent on getting fit again quickly." Boateng emphasized that he had a good feeling overall.
“Since Laurent Blanc has been our coach, things have gone very well for me personally.
I always played before the injury," he is quoted as saying by
Kicker
.
"The coach's trust and opinion are important to me, everything else is irrelevant."
Boateng said he will be back in action soon and thinks he is fit for New Year's Day's game against Clermont Foot.
Lyon's first game after the World Cup break at Stade Brest is scheduled for this Wednesday.
Jérôme Boateng: The new owner of Olymique Lyon wants to get rid of the ex-Bayern star
First report from December 25:
Lyon – After leaving FC Bayern, Jérôme Boateng only went downhill from a sporting point of view.
In the summer of 2021, the 34-year-old moved to Olympique Lyon on a free transfer after Bayern Munich had not offered him a new contract after ten years at the club.
Now the former international is about to end after a year and a half in France.
The reason for this is the new owner of the first division club.
Jerome Boateng |
Born: September 3, 1988 in Berlin |
Current team: Olympique Lyon |
Previous professional positions: Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV, Manchester City, FC Bayern Munich |
Internationals: 76 for Germany (1 goal) |
At the end of the year, Olympique Lyon announced the takeover of the club, the American John Textor secured 77.5 percent of all club shares for just over 327 million euros.
This means that OL is part of the "Eagle Football Holding", which also owns shares in the Premier League club Crystal Palace, in the traditional Brazilian club Botafogo and in the Belgian second division club RWD Molenbeek.
With the sale, the club is breaking new ground in the future, and a new transfer strategy is also to be implemented.
In the future, Lyon will increasingly focus on training their own talents, with veteran stars like Boateng losing out.
According to a report by the French portal
Foot
Mercato
, there could be personnel changes as early as January, which may also affect the 2014 world champion.
Former world-class defender Jérôme Boateng only plays a supporting role at Olympique Lyon.
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Jérôme Boateng: Only four seasons - world champion he is one of the top earners
Because Boateng could not do much self-promotion.
After playing 27 competitive games in his first season under ex-BVB coach Peter Bosz, he was sorted out by the Dutchman at the beginning of the current season.
Only after the change of coach in October was Boateng allowed to play again from the 11th matchday.
He started four times under new coach Laurent Blanc, but was always substituted on.
In the last game before the World Cup break, he was again missing from the squad.
Since Boateng is said to be one of the top earners in the team, the performance no longer corresponds to the club's expenses.
That's another reason why the Berliner could be a thorn in the side of the owner Textor.
Boateng's future is uncertain again after his Bayern exit.
A comeback in Germany should be difficult in view of his image, the court case for alleged bodily harm against his ex-partner is still ongoing.
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Early change?
Olympique Lyon wants to give up Jérôme Boateng in winter
Boateng is still contractually bound to the Lyonnais until summer 2023, an extension of the contract should not be in the room.
A departure in winter is apparently much more likely, according to the report the club is pushing for a transfer of the central defender as soon as possible.
Apparently, Lyon would even let the ex-DFB star go free of charge in order to be able to remove him from the payroll.
As
Foot
Mercato
also writes, there is said to be someone interested in Boateng, but the club was not named.
With a farewell, Boateng could soon make room in the squad for one of the many French talents.
The Lyon youngsters are also in demand internationally, with FC Bayern recently examining the right-back as a possible replacement for Benjamin Pavard.
(ajr)
