Overview
- Jerome Boateng said this week he received the all-clear from coach Vincent Kompany for a coaching internship at Bayern Munich, with no start date set.
- An online petition opposing his return had more than 2,200 signatures by Friday morning, citing his 2024 guilty verdict.
- A Munich court last year found him guilty of premeditated bodily harm against a former partner and issued a suspended fine and a warning; he has denied the charges.
- Bayern has not commented on the reported plan, while Kompany said in September he would welcome Boateng for a few weeks to share his experience.
- The 37-year-old retired last month after a stint at LASK Linz and previously spent a decade at Bayern, winning multiple league titles and two Champions League trophies.