Bayern Munich edge closer to signing Jerome Boateng and Manuel Neuer - Bundesliga news
Newly installed Bayern Munich manager, Jupp Heynckes, has confirmed that the Bundesliga giants are edging closer to signing Schalke 04 goalkeepe,r http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424, and Manchester City defender, Jerome Boateng. The German duo was being linked to a move to Allianz
Arena for a long time and now it is believed that the upcoming summer transfer window would see Boateng and Neuer arrive at the club.
Jupp Heynckes is already set to join Bayern Munich by the end of the season but it seems that the former Bayer Leverkusen tactician has already started working on rebuilding the Bavarian outfit that has finished the 2010/11 Bundesliga campaign trophy-less.
According to German sports magazine Bild, the Bavarians are edging closer to signing Schalke 04 goalkeeper Manuel Neuer in the upcoming transfer window. The shot-stopper from Gelsenkirchen has been linked with the Bavarian giants for a long time and Schalke
finally seem to have agreed to sell the player.
Meanwhile, Jerome Boateng is also rumoured to be close to signing a contract with Bayern Munich. The German International is currently playing for English Premier League big spenders, Manchester City. Boateng joined the Blues last summer after a strong 2010
World Cup for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757. However, the full-back has endured an injury-hit campaign with the Manchester-based club and has now fallen down the pecking order. Boateng has made only 16 appearances for City this season and it is very likely that
he would be leaving the club by the end of this season. A few weeks ago, it was reported that Manchester City had declined Bayern Munich’s offer for the full-back but now it seems that Roberto http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323 is willing to offload the want-away defender.
Bayern Munich are reported to have agree a four-year deal with the defender. Garry Cook, CEO of Manchester City, is willing to negotiate the sale of Boateng. Meanwhile, it is also expected that Energie Cottbus youngster, Nils Petersen, will sign for Bayern
Munich as soon as the transfer window opens this June.
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