"I tried to look at it from a distance. I'm looking at the bigger picture and the context: what's a 17-year-old Lennart Karl doing every day? He trains well and really hard - how many 17 year olds are doing that? He works extremely hard for the team defensively, he delivers every single day in training, games and in meetings,"
"He called [sporting director] Christoph [Freund] and [executive board member for sport] Max [Eberl] straight away and apologized for what he said. I tried to be the only person who doesn't talk to him about this. TikTok spoke about this, Instagram spoke, Bild spoke, Kicker, Sky, whatever, everyone had an opinion. So I tried to be the only one who doesn't speak to him about it. His teammates teased him a bit about it - it was fun."
Lennart Karl, a 17-year-old Bayern Munich prospect, sparked a controversy after naming another dream club when asked, drawing media and social media attention. He scored a notable goal in January against FC Köln and has earned coach Vincent Kompany's trust. Kompany emphasized Karl's exceptional daily training, defensive work, and consistent performance in training, matches, and meetings. Karl contacted sporting director Christoph Freund and executive board member Max Eberl to apologize for his comments. Kompany limited internal discussion, noting widespread commentary across TikTok, Instagram, Bild, Kicker and Sky, and said Karl's apology and strong training made the situation acceptable.
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