Vincent Kompany addresses Lennart Karl's shock Real Madrid admission

Vincent Kompany addresses Lennart Karl's shock Real Madrid admission

Vincent Kompany has addressed Bayern Munich wonderkid Lennart Karl's shock admission that he 'dreams' of playing for Real Madrid.

Karl, 17, has been a revelation since breaking into the Bayern Munich first team this season, scoring six goals and providing two assists in his 22 games across all competitions.

The winger is arguably the most talented young players to come out of Munich’s academy since Thomas Muller, but he recently admitted he doesn’t see himself staying at the club for as long.

“FC Bayern is a very big club,” Karl said. “It's a dream to play there. But at some point, I definitely want to go to Real Madrid. That's my dream club, but that stays between us. Of course, Bayern is something very special and it's a lot of fun.”

Kompany has now addressed the youngster’s comments, revealing that Karl apologised to his teammates for a 'Communication mistake'.

“I think that’s just Lenny. Anyone who knows Lenny knows that. That’s how he plays football too,” he said.

“He wears his heart on his sleeve, he doesn’t give a damn, as we say around here – even on the pitch. He talks like a 17-year-old boy. He was immediately aware that it was unfortunate. He apologised the next day, and we talked about it.

“He said, ’That’s not what I meant at all’ - he feels extremely comfortable at FC Bayern. He’s really enjoying this time. As a kid, he had a trial with Real Madrid – that was his dream club. He was asked who his dream club was besides FC Bayern. He is 17 years old and very happy at FC Bayern. And we are very happy that he is with us.”