“His teammates teased him. It was fun” - Vincent Kompany makes feelings clear about Lennart Karl wanting to join Real Madrid

Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany said he has not spoken to Lennart Karl about Karl's dream of playing for Real Madrid. The Bundesliga coach is opting to stay out of the conversation, adding that he would only be irritated with the teenager if he did not train well.

Speaking to the meida, Kompany claimed the comments were more of a communication mistake and that, since they came from a teenager, the club did not take them seriously. He added that the youngster apologized to the club's hierarchy and said (via iMiaSanMia«):

"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."

"Maybe he made a small communication mistake, but the bigger picture for him at 17: he's still focused on the right things. He had a really good training week. He's done so much to earn his minutes. He called Christoph and Max straight away and apologized for what he said. I tried to be the only person who doesn't talk to him about this."

Kompany admitted the comments went viral for the wrong reasons, and Bayern Munich teammates have also poked fun at the teenager. He has no issues with the teenager and added:

"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. If he trains badly then he has a problem with me. If he doesn't give 100% then he has a problem with me. But he did the opposite, he trained and played really well and worked really hard. He apologized. It's still okay for me."

Lennart Karl remains in contract talks with Bayern Munich after a good start to the season, despite comments about his dream to play for Real Madrid. His current contract will be automatically renewed until 2029 when he turns 18 in February this year.

What did Bayern Munich's Lennart Karl say about Real Madrid?

Lennark Kart was talking to fans at a fan club in Burgsinn when he revealed that his dream was to play for Real Madrid one day. He said that Bayern Munich are a big club and he is fulfilling his dream of playing for them, but added that the Spanish giants were his next aim.

The comments went viral on social media earlier this month, but the Bundesliga club has opted not to take any action.

Now Sports have since reported that Karl was a part of Real Madrid's youth recruitment process when he was 10 years old, but did not sign the youngster.