Bayern-Profi causes a stir: The miraculous conversion of Jérôme Boateng

Jérôme Boateng smiled, satisfied. Even with the little championship celebration in the team circle the 31-Year-old this day was the note, what he exudes on the pitch. The former national player has a fun football – and the Amazing thing about this fact is that Boateng has fun wearing the Jersey of FC Bayern.

This miraculous conversion was a year ago, when Uli Hoeness recommended public Boateng a change to expect by no means. "Jérôme is currently in a dazzling Constitution," says coach Hansi Flick, twelve months later. He recognizes Boateng were to return to former class: "If you have such players that are experienced, the tremendous quality, which are at a good level, then you want to have these players in our own ranks."

Boateng were Renaissance is closely linked to Flicks Work. The "Boss" is important. He wins major battles, acts quickly and flexible. He feels "the confidence of the Coach" and have to "re really fun on football," said the happy Boateng. But it's not just the Flick factor. The gluten-free diet does the defense giant, according to its own evaluation well. To do this, he has discovered Yoga. A special Training in Combination with brain and eye to improve the fine-tuning in the game.

changing defensive talent to Munich?

Boateng is again a leadership figure, and no longer acts as the "foreign body", of the former President Hoeness spoke at the time, when parting advice. In the summer as in the Winter it looked like a separation, the finish seemed to be only a matter of release. Now one's whereabouts is even with the German record Champions to imagine. "I don't know what has Jérôme for thoughts. He also has a certain age. Maybe he wants to have again the Chance to change, what to get to know New,“ said Flick.

Despite the mutual appreciation, the champion of the companions of 2014: As energetic as in the intensive umgarnten David Alaba (27 years old, contract until the summer of 2021) and Thiago (29/2021) don't fight Flick at the 2011 Manchester City Boateng committed to the next signature. "Everyone wants Thiago and David Alaba are next year still with us. Both players are top, top player,“ said Flick recently and noticed to Boateng. "Jérôme has a one-year contract. And if he should stay, I'm not as sad.“

Boateng stressed recently that he could imagine both an extension in Munich, as well as an exchange abroad. "In the time before Hansi Flick, I've made me thoughts about my future. Currently, I feel comfortable and can imagine that I'll stay," he said in the "world on Sunday". Sports Director Hasan Salihamidzic has announced concrete discussions for the time after the Champions League tournament in August in Lisbon.