At FC Bayern, Manuel Neuer extended his contract for another year. Does the end of the career follow? The goalkeeper is not yet sure.
The victory without a goal comes for Neuer at the end of a gratifying weeks: only a few days ago he and the association announced the extension of his expiring contract. The 38-year-old is another season in the Bayern dress. His last? At the DAZN microphone, Neuer was asked about his supposed farewell tour after the Bremen victory. But the keeper did not want to commit to his last season, only the counter question asked: “Is that already the farewell or what?”
He then answered the question himself: “I can’t say yet. Basically, it is the case that the club and I really only wanted to do a year and then let’s see if it has to be a pension,” he said About the extension of only one year for the time being.
In any case, the successor for new ones would be ready in rows at Bayern. In addition to the experienced Sven Ulreich, the young Daniel Peretz is also under contract with the German record champions. Alexander Nübel is currently loaned to VfB Stuttgart and a few days ago the Munich also hired 21-year-old Jonas Urbig from 1. FC Köln. So Neuer feels a competition?
“I think we goalkeepers always benefit from each other,” said Neuer. Newcomer Urbig is “a very good boy who is hungry and motivated and will also go his way,” said Neuer. In the end, however, it is up to the other goalkeepers whether it would end up with the number one of Bayern or not.
“We are a good goalkeeper team. It doesn’t matter whether it is Daniel Peretz, Jonas Urbig or Ulle (Sven Ulreich, editor’s note), of course,” said Neuer. All goalkeepers tried to motivate and improve each other. “In the end, a new goalkeeper will be in the goal and whoever that is, you will see later,” said Neuer about the future at Bayern. However, it remains to be seen when exactly it will no longer be available.