Boateng set for Bayern transfer

Boateng has been played out of position at right-back by City

Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng is set to join Bayern Munich on a four-year deal.

The 22-year-old arrived from Hamburg in 2010 but failed to win a regular starting place at City.

The Germany international has now agreed a contract and will have a medical in the next few days.

Bayern said in a statement: “The board of Bayern Munich and the board of Manchester City have agreed today on a transfer of Jerome Boateng.”

After a successful 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the Germany international signed a five-year contract with City that summer, but his first season was disrupted by injury and he was limited to 24 appearances.

Boateng was also played at right-back, rather than in his favoured central defensive position, something a move to Munich would end.

“It is about the position. Bayern want me as a central defender. That is also an advantage for the national team,” Boateng told Kicker magazine.

His last game for City was on 2 March in the FA Cup fifth-round victory over Aston Villa.

“My dream is to have a starting spot within a year, hopefully at Bayern, and then I want to win the European Championships,” Boateng added.