Manchester United and Real Madrid in race to sign Jerome Boateng

Reports from Spain determine Jerome Boateng’s future, who is set to join either Manchester United or Real Madrid. Bayern Munich's Jerome Boateng is one of the names to have been linked with a switch to the Bernabeu and is believed to have expressed a wish to move on from the Bundesliga champions this summer. However, a Premier League return is also possible for the former Manchester City player. Among Premier League clubs, Manchester United are interested in signing the player after being  £20m short of Tottenham’s valuation of defender Toby Anderweireld. Boateng started for Germany in their World Cup opener in Moscow on Sunday afternoon, but was unable to prevent the reigning champions slipping to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mexico.  

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