The wonder kid from Bayern, abolished by the fans! » His statement about Real made him jump: “Leave!”
Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Monday, 05 January 2026, 13:07 / Updated Monday, 05 January 2026 13:10
Lennart Karl, 17, clashed with Bayern fans after claiming his favorite team was Real Madrid.
Lennart Karl got into trouble! As much as he excited the fans in his first appearances in a Bayern shirt, he disappointed them as much with the statement made in a fan club in Burgsinn that he visited at the weekend.
Asked if he dreams of playing for any team other than Bayern in his career, the 17-year-old attacking midfielder said his dream club is Real Madrid. “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. This is my dream club, but that stays between us. Of course, Bayern is something very special,” replied Karl.
Bayern fans put Lennart Karl to the wall: 'Leave my club, please!'
However, his honest statement set Bayern's ultras on fire, who, in anger, effectively bombarded his Instagram account with aggressive messages. Some even asked him to leave the team immediately!
“Brother, I understand the dream of playing for a club like Real Madrid, it's normal. But to say that openly, while you are part of a “Bayern” project, is crazy. It's a shame and frankly very unprofessional, both for the club and for you. You are still too young, you need to control what you say in interviews. What you said was disrespectful to our club,” one fan blasted, while another directly demanded: “Get out of my club please!”.
And the corrections continued: “Bayern is bigger than Real Madrid. We don't want a player who doesn't play for Bayern. Bayern is bigger than you. Get out, we don't want you. Musiala is back!“. Or: “Dear Karl, we are not Borussia Dortmund. Bayern Munich is bigger for us than your club, Real Madrid.”
When he was 10 years old, Lennart Karl tried out for Real Madrid
The truth is that at some point there was contact between Karl and the multiple champion of Spain and Europe. Real invited him to the Santiago Bernabéu stadium seven and a half years ago, when he was 10, and he gave trials there, but he was not detained by the scouts of the blanca group.
Then, in June 2018, Lennart was Eintracht Frankfurt's junior. He left Eintracht in January 2022, returning to hometown club Viktoria Aschaffenburg for the second half of the season before moving to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2022.
