Neuer alters Bayern’s plans

2024. That was the date that Bayern Munich planned for Manuel Neuer to give up the baton as Allianz Arena goalkeeper in favor of Alex Nübel. A sweet transition that included the loan of the 25-year-old German goalkeeper to Monaco. It was the plan drawn up by Kahn and Salihamidzic, the double head of the sports management, but the german goalkeeper no longer has it so clear. Unlike Müller or Coman, he is hesitant to renew his current contract, which ends in 2023 and could leave earlier than planned. Although everything is up in the air, as he says Kicker.

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More after what happened with Lewandowski, who has refused Bayern’s proposal for two more years. The same thing happens to Neuer. His environment demands two more years, but the Bavarian club, given its 36 years, prefers to opt for a short-term renewal, from season to season. for now, your decision is in stand by and he would not mind playing next season with a single year of contract at stake and the uncertainty about his future. Although the Munich team has Tapalovic’s trick. The goalkeeping coach, with whom the captain has had a close relationship since Hansi Flick’s time at the helm of the first team, will continue to be.

The one of the renewals is the great headache of Bayern Munich in recent years. It all started with Toni Kroos and his low-cost transfer to Real Madrid in 2018 for 25 million euros, after the German midfielder, who had just been crowned world champion with his team, refused to renew. Last season, David Alaba gave a twist, exacerbating the case by going to the Santiago Bernabéu for free, and this season Niklas Süle raised the alarm again. Serge Gnabry, whose contract ends in 2023, is the next hot file