Wednesday 19 September 2018 14:17, UK
Jerome Boateng wants to hold clear-the-air talks with Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and president Uli Hoeness so he can reaffirm his commitment to the club.
The Germany defender came close to leaving Bayern this summer, with both Rummenigge and Hoeness saying Boateng was available for the right price.
Boateng admits a move to Paris Saint-Germain was a "concrete option" and he rejected the chance to join Manchester United as he did not feel they are serious contenders to win the Champions League.
The 30-year-old was annoyed when Bayern chairman Rummenigge first fuelled rumours of a possible switch to PSG on the eve of the World Cup, where Germany crashed out in the group stages, but he is now keen to move forward.
"I think we should talk again in the near future - that's what we have set out to do - it's important for me to make it clear once again that I'm fully focused on FC Bayern," Boateng told the Munich-based newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
"And on the other hand, I don't think it's nice when things are said about me everywhere and then you do not get any public support from the club."
The German international feels he has the backing on Bayern manager Niko Kovac but does not feel the same support from Rummenigge and Hoeness.
In 2016, Rummenigge publicly accused Boateng of focusing more on fashion on his football. after he was voted man of the year in Germany by GQ magazine.
Like many of his senior Germany team-mates, Boateng was heavily criticised following Germany's World Cup group-stage exit.
Negative comments were even made because he wore sunglasses in the stands while he was suspended for the defeat to South Korea, which sent Germany home early from Russia, and he would have welcomed more "public backing".
"What really bothered me were some of the statements right after the World Cup," said Boateng.
"That was almost funny. It was said that I was not fully focused, because I wear earrings and wore sunglasses during the South Korea match when the sun was shining.
"In 2014 (at the World Cup in Brazil), I also wore sunglasses and earrings, but I didn't read anything about that. It's incomprehensible to me.
"As a player you would sometimes want a bit more public backing."
