""FC Bayern is a very big club. It's a dream to play there. But at some point, I definitely want to go to Real Madrid," Karl said. "That is my dream club, but let's keep that between us.""
""I try to view it from a bit of a distance. Everyone has to go through a storm sometimes. Then it's important to see the big picture," Kompany said in a news conference. "Lennart trains very hard every day. He works hard for the team, defensively as well. He delivers every day, in meetings too.""
""He maybe made a slight communicative error, but he's concentrating on the important things and he's had a good week of training. "He's done so much to earn his minutes in games. His quality is clear and he's doing a lot right. "He spoke with Christoph [Freund, sporting director] and Max [Eberl, director of sport] and apologised, which I also like. I've tried to be the only one who doesn't speak to him about it! "If ever he doesn't give 100%, then he has a problem with me but he's trained and played very well.""
Lennart Karl made his Bayern Munich debut in August and became the club's youngest goalscorer in both the Champions League and the Bundesliga. He told a fan club that Real Madrid is his dream club and suggested he eventually wants to move there. Vincent Kompany characterised the remark as a communicative error and defended Karl's commitment, noting his daily training, defensive work and match contributions. Karl apologised to sporting director Christoph Freund and director of sport Max Eberl. Several Bayern players are injured for the Wolfsburg match, while Manuel Neuer has returned from a hamstring problem.
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