News blog about the German record champions
FC Bayern is hoping for the return of two top stars against Gladbach
Updated on January 6, 2025 – 9:54 p.mReading time: 12 minutes
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Record champions Bayern Munich can probably rely on Manuel Neuer in goal again at the start of the year in the Bundesliga against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The 38-year-old is “on the way back,” said sports director Christoph Freund on Monday before Munich’s friendly at RB Salzburg: “I hope that he will be there again on Saturday. He has already partly trained again. You can see that looks pretty good.”
Neuer was missing from FCB in the year-end spurt before Christmas due to a rib fracture, Daniel Peretz represented the 2014 world champion in the Munich goal. Serge Gnabry (knee problems) “could be back on Saturday,” said Freund. Like Neuer and the “sickly” exceptional talent Jamal Musiala, the winger was missing from the squad of the Bundesliga leaders in Salzburg.
Goalkeeper Daniel Peretz from FC Bayern was apparently about to move to England. As the English “Independent” reports, Tottenham Hotspur wanted to strengthen themselves with the 24-year-old after regular goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicaro seriously injured his ankle.
According to the report, the transfer was interrupted by the injury of Manuel Neuer, who suffered a broken rib at the beginning of December. Since then, Peretz has been in the Munich box five times. Instead of the Bayern keeper, Tottenham struck at Slavia Prague and signed Antonin Kinsky for around 16 million euros.
In February 2025, FC Bayern will celebrate its 125th anniversary. As the “Footy Headlines” portal now reports, the Munich team will be wearing a special jersey at this point.
Pictures that apparently show the new jersey have already been leaked. You can see there: The jersey is in a darker red, the remaining elements, including the Adidas logo, the jersey sponsor and the club emblem, shine in gold. The coat of arms is not the well-known Munich coat of arms, but is framed in another emblem and a wreath with garlands. The number 125 is also clearly visible.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Shortly before Christmas, FC Bayern’s management discussed the future of Leroy Sané. According to “Sport Bild”, an extension of the winger’s contract is being viewed increasingly critically. Despite Sané’s willingness to reduce his salary, those responsible are said to have doubts about further cooperation.
Sané, who moved from Manchester City to Bayern in 2020 for around 50 million euros, was only able to deliver his performance in Munich in phases. In order to secure his stay, he would have to show a significant increase in performance in the second half of the season. Otherwise there is a risk of a free farewell in the summer.
Monday, December 30, 2024
It is certain that Manuel Neuer will extend his expiring contract with FC Bayern for another year (until 2026). And as long as he plays in Munich, he will probably remain number one. But who could be his successor at the record champions?
The Polish transfer expert Tomasz Urban has a guess and is now bringing a new name into play with Kamil Grabara from VfL Wolfsburg. Grabara has been playing for Lower Saxony since last summer and his market value is 14 million euros. Is he really a candidate? In any case, his contract in Wolfsburg runs until 2028, according to information from “Bild”.