The 33-year-old defender joined French Ligue 1 side Lyon on a free transfer last week after ten successful years at Bayern Munich, but is expected to return to Munich to face the allegations in court.
Boateng's lawyer has stated that he denies injuring his ex-girlfriend, Sherin S., following a violent altercation three years ago while the two were on vacation with their daughters. A decision could be made the same day. He might be fined or imprisoned for up to five years if proven guilty.
The hearing was originally scheduled for December but was postponed due to a witness's inability to appear due to the Covid-19 virus. With millions of followers on social media sites, Boateng is a celebrity in Germany. He and Sherin S. are fighting for custody of their twins in a separate legal battle.
The footballer has had a tumultuous year thus far. In February, his ex-girlfriend, influencer and model Kasia Lenhardt, was found dead in a Berlin flat after committing suicide while he was overseas playing for Bayern Munich at the Club World Cup in Qatar. After learning of her death, he was given permission to fly home right away.
The 25-year-old committed himself six days after Boateng ended their relationship, then revealed the facts of their break-up in a candid interview with Bild, a leading German newspaper. Boateng's contract with Bayern was not renewed when it expired in June, despite the fact that he had made 363 appearances for the club and won nine Bundesliga and two Champions League crowns. He was then signed by Lyon last week.
He was a major member of Germany's World Cup-winning squad in Brazil, but he has not played for his country since former German coach Joachim Loew fired him in March 2019. Boateng, however, aims to add on his 73 international appearances under Loew's successor Hansi Flick, his former Bayern Munich coach, who led the Bavarian giants to a treble in 2019/20.
He was born in Germany to a German mother and a Ghanaian father, and he found himself in the center of an integration controversy after the leader of Germany's far-right party attacked him for his skin color in 2016.
Angela Merkel, Germany's Chancellor, became engaged and invited Boateng to an event at the chancellery, where she told his father, who was also present, "You have a great kid, you can be proud."
