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Mark Lovell, Bayern Munich blogger 7y

Jerome Boateng says Bayern Munich captaincy would be 'dream and honour'

Jerome Boateng says it would be "a dream" to captain Bayern Munich and also revealed he might quit international football following the 2018 World Cup.

Boateng, 28, was overlooked for the German captaincy last month when national coach Joachim Low instead chose Manuel Neuer in succession to Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Germany have never had a black captain before, but Boateng doesn't have an issue with his Bayern teammate assuming the responsibility ahead of him.

"I'm quite relaxed about it all," Boateng told SportBild. "I immediately congratulated Manu [Neuer] on the captaincy."

Asked about his chances of succeeding Bayern skipper Lahm when he retires at the end of next season: "The captain's armband isn't a must for me, like the situation with Germany," Boateng insisted. "But if it did happen I would be ecstatic.

"Captaining Bayern Munich is equally as big a dream and honour -- especially when you consider who's worn the captain's armband in the past.

"Although like with Germany, you have other contenders like Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller who would deserve it too."

Boateng also backed rising star Joshua Kimmich to continue his development into a world-class player.

"Joshua Kimmich has everything that you need," he said. "He's already showed what he's capable of this season.

Boateng also told Bild that he would consider retiring from international football if Germany were to win the World Cup in Russia, before adding that he could also see himself playing in Major League Soccer at some point.

He said: "That's definitely a possibility at the end of my career. If that doesn't come about, I could at least imagine having a second home in the United States during the winter months."

Rapper Jay Z currently advises Germany's Footballer of the Year on his U.S. marketing efforts.

Boateng said: "I purposely got involved in the American market as I'm really interested in it. I find the way they do marketing there really cool."

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