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'He needs a new challenge' - Hoeness advises 'friend' Boateng to leave Bayern

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has delivered some friendly advice to Jerome Boateng: leave the Allianz Arena and seek a new challenge elsewhere.

Boateng has been a fixture in the Bayern squad since joining from Manchester City in 2011.

But in recent seasons he has become less important to their plans, and now sits firmly behind Mats Hummels and Niklas Sule in the club's defensive pecking order.

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At 30, the Germany international has only a handful of years left at his prime; according to Hoeness, he would be better served spending them at a different club.