Bayern Munich “leaning towards” bringing back Jérôme Boateng; fan protest planned

Bayern Munich’s center-back transfer saga continues as the club explores the option to bring back Jérôme Boateng, who is facing a protracted legal odyssey over the alleged assault of his former partner.

As of Thursday, Bayern were reported to be “leaning towards” bringing back Boateng, now 35 and a free agent. The former Bayern star and German international has been training at the club and has impressed, per Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg:

As reported this morning the Bayern bosses are leaning towards signing Jerome #Boateng. But there are still concerns.

Final decision is expected tomorrow He has made a good impression in training so far; bosses impressed about his fitness level.

However, the club is also considering the possibility of continuing until January with only three centre-backs.

The player also had an option to join English Premier League club Everton, but per TEAMtalk ( Boateng is holding out for a Bayern reunion.

Will that happen? A fan protest is reportedly in the works for this Saturday’s home game against SC Freiburg:

Whether that will be enough to sway the bosses remains to be seen. As it stands, Bayern have a dicey injury situation on their hands after a deadline day debacle where they failed to land the likes of Chelsea FC’s Trevoh Chalobah before the transfer window shut.