Riddle about the Bayern goal
New succession: This is how Kahn estimates the situation
01/28/2025 – 07:55 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Bayern continues to work for Manuel Neuer. The Cologne talent Jonas Urbig plays a new role.
On Monday evening, FC Bayern made nails with their heads and announced the commitment of U21 national goalkeeper Jonas Urbig from 1. FC Cologne. The 21-year-old signed a contract with the German record champion until 2029 and is given the chance in Munich to recommend Manuel Neuer successor.
“He is one of the most promising young goalkeepers in German football, very ambitious and has huge potential,” said sports director Christoph Freund. According to media reports, the transfer fee should be around seven million euros. This makes FC Bayern even broader in the goalkeeper position. The contract extension of captain Manuel Neuer by another year is considered a matter of form. Representatives Sven Ulreich should also remain for another season beyond the end of the season.
Several options are now opening up for the successor of Neuer. Urbig is said to learn from new. Another variant is that with Alexander Nübel, who will play for VfB Stuttgart by 2026, but his contract is dated to Bayern until 2029. The currently injured Israeli Daniel Peretz represents Neuer this season and convinced. U17 world champion Max Schmitt was also in the professional squad, who is guarding the Bayern amateurs’ goal.
So how is the new goalkeeper ranking? “FC Bayern has brought in goalkeeper talents more often in the past. The transfer is a signal for the future, but I can also imagine that Nübel returns and number 1 will be. He developed well in Stuttgart”, ” Bayern legend Oliver Kahn explained in “Bild”.
Kahn generally sees it difficult when it comes to the successor of Manuel Neuer. “The footsteps are huge for every successor. Maybe Bayern will get a real rocket. However, I don’t see any at the moment.”