When Lennart Karl went to one of Bayern Munich’s fan clubs, few expected controversy would arise. However, when asked what his favorite club outside of Bayern was (and told it would remain confidential),
he admitted he wanted to play for Real Madrid one day.
Clearly, Bayern officials would be forced to broach this topic by the press. When asked about it after the Bavarians’ 5-0 friendly win over RB Salzburg, Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund dismissed the statement as an unfortunate but not so important.
“I think that’s just Lenny. Anyone who knows Lenny knows that. That’s how he plays football too. He ‘wears his heart on his sleeve’, he ‘doesn’t give a damn’, as we say around here – even on the pitch,” Freund said, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. “He talks like a 17-year-old boy. He was immediately aware that it was unfortunate. He apologized the next day, and we talked about it. He said: ‘That’s not what I meant at all’ – He feels extremely comfortable at FC Bayern. He’s really enjoying this time. As a kid, he had a trial with Real Madrid – that was his dream club. He was asked who his dream club was besides FC Bayern. He is 17 years old and very happy at FC Bayern. And we are very happy that he is with us.”
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