The goalkeeper question is currently the dominant topic around FC Bayern. Manuel Neuer will be out at least until the summer with his serious injury. CEO Oliver Kahn has now commented on the difficult situation between the posts.
When and how will Manuel Neuer continue at Bayern?
The national keeper was seriously injured in a skiing accident after the World Cup and will miss the rest of the season with a broken leg.
Because of this, FC Bayern has to reschedule. Yann Sommer from Borussia Mönchengladbach is considered the ideal solution on Säbener Straße. But the people of Munich have not yet been able to agree on a transfer with the club from the Lower Rhine. So what are FC Bayern’s plans?
FC Bayern discusses “various options”
“In Sven Ulreich we have a reliable, top-class goalkeeper who is familiar with this situation,” said CEO Oliver Kahn to “Bild”: “Hasan Salihamidzic, Julian Nagelsmann, Marco Neppe and I discuss various options without hectic. But Manuel Neuer during the winter break replace is of course extremely difficult, especially since not many clubs want to give up their number 1.”
According to media reports, Yann Sommer wants to switch from Gladbach to FC Bayern, but Borussia will only play if a suitable successor is found.
How does FC Bayern plan with Manuel Neuer?
FC Bayern also has to answer a difficult question. After all, in the event of a change, Sommer should face tough competition with Neuer from the coming season.
When asked if Neuer would be number one again in a comeback, Kahn replied to the tabloid: “We know Manuel: he will do everything to come back in top form. And a Manuel Neuer in top form is still absolutely world class. “
FC Bayern hope that Neuer’s “rehabilitation period will be without complications”. “But football is a short-term business, we have to think about the here and now,” said Kahn.