Manuel Neuer is entering the final six months of his contract at FC Bayern, but an extension of his contract is more than conceivable, as the keeper has now announced
FC Bayern’s stars were out and about with the record champions‘ numerous fan clubs on Sunday. Manuel Neuer also attended his annual fan club meeting. The goalkeeper was a guest in Tacherting-Emertsham in Upper Bavaria, where he was asked, among other things, about his contract extension in Munich. His current contract expires at the end of the season
Neuer replied quite openly that he was „positive about the whole thing“, as Sky reporter Torben Hoffmann from the community in the Traunstein district reported. However, it is not expected to happen soon, as Neuer „would like to wait and see over the next few months“. A final decision is therefore expected „at the end of March, beginning of April“
However, as Neuer explained on the YouTube format AtBroski , he no longer sees himself as the inevitable number one, but rather „has a duty“ to support the club in such a way that the positive development in the goalkeeping position is also secured in the long term. His statements provide a deep insight: the former international goalkeeper is no longer primarily concerned with individual playing time, but rather with the club’s overarching goals. „We see ourselves as a unit,“ he said with regard to the goalkeeping team, which also includes Sven Ulreich and Jonas Urbig alongside him
Neuer gives fitness update
Neuer also gave an update on his fitness. He was absent from the last Bundesliga game before the winter break. Bayern had to do without him against Heidenheim due to a torn muscle fibre. The 39-year-old also trained individually on Saturday
However, he was extremely optimistic about playing against Wolfsburg, saying Neuer was „confident that I will be in goal against Wolfsburg at the weekend“.