According to consistent media reports, Manuel Neuer is about to extend his contract with FC Bayern. contract extension! Will HE be the laughing third party in the goalie theater? – Bundesliga”>Alexander Nübel should be anything but pleased with this scenario. The 25-year-old had counted on inheriting Neuer as number 1 from the record champions in the foreseeable future. This dream is likely to be shattered with a new extension. Ex-Bayern coach Niko Kovac also sees no real perspective for Nübel in Munich.
FC Bayern has been grappling with a real luxury problem for a long time. With Manuel Neuer and Alexander Nübel, FCB has two top-class goalkeepers who should probably be number 1 in goal for almost every club. At Bayern, Nübel has had to make do with the substitute position and was loaned to AS Monaco last summer. In the Principality, the ambitious goalkeeper wanted to gain match practice under ex-FCB coach Niko Kovac and then return to Säbener Straße as a “made (goal)man” to take Neuer’s place. However, this plan doesn’t really seem to work out
Kovac sure: Neuer will remain number 1 in Munich for a long time
Manuel Neuer is to be extended in the long term. Despite his advanced age, the FCB captain is still one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Nübel’s ex-coach and former Bayern training manager Niko Kovac also sees little hope for the 25-year-old. In an interview with “BILD TV”, the Croatian commented on the Neuer Nübel problem as follows: “It’s difficult. As long as Manuel is fit, he will remain number one at Bayern. I see no end to this. I think he will renew his contract and even if the new contract expires he will think about another contract.”
Bayern continue to plan with Nübel
Neuer’s current contract runs until 2023, but is rumored to be extended by two more years to 2025. Should Neuer actually receive a 2-year contract, Nübel has already indicated that a return to the Isar is actually impossible.
At Bayern, on the other hand, they are apparently still planning with Nübel, despite the new extension. As the “kicker” recently reported, FCB also wants to retain Nübel in the long term. The idea: Nübel extends his contract and will continue to collect game practice at an ambitious CL club over the next three years. He will then succeed Neuer at the record champions.
