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Jérôme Boateng could move to Italy, according to a report. The former world champion has been without a club for six months
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Jérôme Boateng could return to the football field after six months without a club. Apparently the 35-year-old is moving to Italy. Also: Bayer Leverkusen is looking for an attacker. All transfer news in the ticker.
According to a report in the Italian sports newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport”, former world champion Jérôme Boateng is about to move to Italy. The 35-year-old, who last played in France for Olympique Lyon, should receive a five-month contract until the end of the season with the current bottom of the Serie A table, US Salernitana, the paper reported on its website on Monday.
In principle, the former Bayern Munich player has already agreed on the salary: around half a million euros. However, the club from the southern Italian city of Salerno would have to sell other players first so as not to incur additional costs. According to “Gazzetta”, Boateng should also have an option to extend his contract. His former Bayern teammate Franck Ribéry, who ended his career in Salerno in 2022, was involved in the negotiations.
Boateng became world champion with Germany at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He won the Champions League twice with FC Bayern. He currently doesn’t have a club. In the meantime there had been talks about a return to Bayern, but without success. His half-brother Kevin-Prince Boateng had played in Italy for a long time, including at AC Milan and Florence.
Leverkusen is thinking about Asensio
Bayer Leverkusen are reportedly considering signing winger Marco Asensio from Paris Saint-Germain. According to a report from Sky, the 28-year-old is willing to change, but a transfer of the Spaniard would be difficult for the Bundesliga club to implement before the transfer deadline expires on Thursday. It was said that the Bundesliga leaders had been discussing personnel since Monday evening.
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In the title race with FC Bayern Munich, Leverkusen recently signed Spaniard Borja Iglesias as a replacement for injured striker Victor Boniface. The left winger Asensio moved from Real Madrid to the French series champions PSG last summer, but has so far been unable to secure a regular place there. Asensio has played 38 international matches for Spain’s national team.
Zima transfer to HSV failed
According to consistent media reports, the impending move from central defender David Zima to second division club Hamburger SV has fallen through. The 23-year-old is moving from FC Turin to his former club Slavia Prague instead. HSV was looking for a loan with an option to buy. HSV is trying to give its defense more stability. The 19-time Czech international player Zima would have given coach Tim Walter a new option in defense.
FC Augsburg lends Winther to Portugal
Bundesliga club FC Augsburg is loaning defender Frederik Winther (23) to Portuguese first division club GD Estoril Praia until the summer. Augsburg announced on Monday evening that it was agreed not to disclose the exact modalities between the clubs. The Dane Winther, who still has a contract with FCA until June 30, 2025, was only used in the DFB Cup game in Unterhaching this season. The central defender was also in the Bundesliga squad three times.
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