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Bayern Munich confirm Boateng will leave this summer when veteran defender's contract expires

Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has confirmed that Jerome Boateng will leave the club this summer.

The defender's contract is set to come to an end in the coming months, and he will not be offered an extension by the Bundesliga champions.

Salihamidzic called Boateng's now-imminent departure a "joint decision" as the centre-back now approaches his final few months with the club.

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What was said?

"Jerome's contract expires in the summer. It will not be extended," Salihamidzic told Sky. "He will leave - hopefully with titles."

Boateng at Bayern

The German defender joined Bayern in 2011, making the move back to Germany after a one-season stint with Manchester City.