Jérôme Boateng has not played a game for the national team for more than three years. He did not understand why he was not nominated for the EM 2021. Now he wants to jump on the World Cup train. There has already been a conversation with Hansi Flick.
His application comes as a surprise. Since he left FC Bayern Munich, Jérôme Boateng has been out of the focus of the German public. But the soccer world champion in 2014 is now talking about a comeback in the German national team.
“It would be nice for me to wear the eagle on my chest again. But a World Cup nomination is not a wishful concert, “said the 33-year-old, who recently made headlines in Germany with his private life including legal proceedings, in an interview with the Internet portals” Spox “and” Goal “.
He is happy when the national team is successful, “that is the most important thing, and Hansi Flick is without a doubt the best coach for it. If he should call me and give me a chance, I would of course be very happy ”. He spoke to national coach Flick.
“In these discussions, I concentrate on what I can influence myself in terms of sport, everything else will come by itself, if it should be,” said the central defender. After his contract with Bayern had expired, he moved to Olympique Lyon in the French Ligue 1 in the summer .
Boateng played his last international match in September 2018, and in March 2019 ex-national coach Joachim Löw announced a change in the national team. “In recent years, the DFB has made a conscious decision to rely on younger players. That is completely normal and I have no problem with that, ”said Boateng.
The fact that he was not nominated for the 2021 European Championship, despite his good performances, “I did not understand myself and I think that I absolutely deserved a nomination after the season with FC Bayern”.
