Bayern Munich reach agreement with Manchester City to sign Jerome Boateng- Bundesliga news
German giants Bayern Munich have reached an agreement with Manchester City over the transfer of defender Jerome Boateng. The Bavarian outfit’s pursuit to sign the former Hamburg SV centre-back has finally ended and the player will
be playing in the heart of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Defence-c38904 for Bayern in the upcoming season.
Boateng’s future with cash rich Manchester City had been subject to widespread speculation in the past few weeks with the player openly expressing his desire to join Die Bayern in this summer’s transfer window. City’s valuation
for the player had been 20 million Euros whereas the German’s were only willing to pay 12 million Euros but it is reported that a final agreement of 15 million Euros has been reached.
The defender had earlier insisted that he wants a move to Allianz Arena as he wants to strengthen his chances of playing for the German national side in the next year’s European Championships to be held in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Poland-c2983. The
player will also get to play in his preferred position in the centre of defence at Bayern as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Van-Buyten-c10095 had a disappointing season last term.
Bayern’s CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge announced the signing on the club’s official website and expressed his delight on finally acquiring the player. He insisted that the talks were intense which is why it took some time for the transfer
to complete but was happy that it all ended swiftly. Rummenigge had openly criticized Manchester City for delaying the deal and overvaluing the player.
“The negotiations were very intensive and it took quite a while before we managed to bring talks to a good end. We have now signed our top candidate for the centre-back position in Jerome Boateng,” he was quoted as saying in an
interview to the club’s official website.
The club’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sporting-89-c40576 Director Christian Nerlinger hailed the German international’s addition to the squad and claimed that Boateng was amongst Bayern’s top priorities this summer. He admitted that the former Hamburg defender will
be a perfect fit in the team and remained hopeful of a strong maiden season for him.
“Jerome Boateng is a young http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international who fits perfectly in the Bayern Munich philosophy. Additionally, he was Heynckes' absolute top priority,” Nerlinger concluded.
Jerome Boateng made only 24 appearances for Manchester City in his maiden season in the Premier League. The defender also has 13 international caps to his name and is yet to score his first goal for Die Mannschaft.
Bayern Munich has been very active in this summer’s transfer window as they have acquired the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Takashi-Usami-c34524 and are heavily linked with Bayer Leverkusen’s Arturo
Vidal also.
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