Bayern Munich closing in on shock move to re-sign Jerome Boateng

Bayern Munich are on the verge of bringing back former defender Jerome Boateng on a free transfer.

As reported by Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg, the Bavarians are in advanced negotiations with the German centre-back after receiving the go-ahead from the club’s hierarchy.

Plettenberg also adds that Boateng has completed part of his medical tests, and his signing is expected to be made official soon.

The 35-year-old will also begin training with the first team in the coming days, and the duration of his contract hasn’t been revealed.

Boateng will always be remembered as one of the legendary figures of the Bavarians, having played a prominent role in the club’s perennial success in the last decade.

A nine-time Bundesliga winner, Boateng was also part of the Bayern side that lifted the Champions League in 2012/13 and 2019/20.

The 2014 World Cup winner spent two seasons at Lyon after parting ways with Bayern in 2021.

He has been a free agent since leaving the Ligue 1 outfit in the summer.

Boateng is cited as a stop-gap signing to tackle the injury problems at Bayern.

With Matthijs de Ligt sidelined and Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-Jae recently recovering from injuries, Thomas Tuchel has been concerned about the depth at the back line and wants to fix it with the addition of Boateng.

Boateng has also been keen on returning to the Allianz Arena after rejecting a proposal from Saudi Arabia.

Regardless of his arrival, Bayern are planning to add defensive reinforcements in the January transfer window.

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The reigning Bundesliga champions are also expected to re-activate their pursuit of Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha following the summer transfer failure.

Bayern’s attempts to move to the top of the Bundesliga table were curtailed by a 2-2 draw against RB Leipzig last night.

Tuchel’s men are currently third behind Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart.