FC Bayern is considering whether to bring Jérôme Boateng back due to a personnel emergency. Given the allegations of violence that are still being made against the former world champion, this is not a good idea.
For FC Bayern’s new sports director, Christoph Freund, the matter with Jérôme Boateng is no problem at all: “Our approach is to what is best for FC Bayern in terms of sport.” Freund, who has only been in office at the German record champions for a month, has made it unmistakably clear how he views the Boateng case and his possible commitment as a short-term substitute player. “That’s why it’s his private story and not a big issue for us,” Freund continued.
The “private story” means the allegations of violence against Boateng and the lawsuits that have been and are being held against him because of them. They may not actually be a big issue for FC Bayern, but they are for the supporters and the public. Because the debate about this has long since broken out, even if there will only be a “decision at the end of this week,” as Freund announced. Even before the Champions League game against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday evening, Boateng, 35, is the dominant topic. The allegations of violence cannot simply be brushed aside, even if Bayern would prefer to do so given their acute personnel emergency. For them, signing Boateng would be a simple and cheap solution (if they think he is fit enough).
Source: Stern
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