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Jerome Boateng 'attracts interest from Chelsea and Arsenal' with Bayern Munich contract coming to an end next year and Premier League sides looking at German World Cup winner

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng could leave the club this summer and spark a bidding war between Chelsea and Arsenal.

The 32-year-old is set to enter the final 12 months of his contract at Bayern and his future appears uncertain with a new deal still to be agreed.

Boateng's relationship with Bayern has soured after he was fined by the club for breaking coronavirus guidelines regarding essential travel.

Arsenal and Chelsea will reportedly battle it out to sign Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng

Arsenal and Chelsea will reportedly battle it out to sign Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng

Boateng is set to enter the final year of his contract at Bayern and is yet to sign fresh terms
Boateng was recently fined by Bayern for breaching social distancing guidelines in Germany

The defender has claimed he was travelling to Leipzig to see his sick son, but Bayern still enforced the fine and that could push him further towards the exit door.