According to the newspaper Bild Manuel Neuer he would have suffered an open fracture of the tibia and fibula, news that the world champion goalkeeper’s entourage did not want to deny.
Initially, the Bayern Munich medical staff reported in a statement that the goalkeeper had suffered a tibial fracture, but the injury could have been worse than expected. and it could even put him away for a longer time and even put his career at risk.
Bayern Munich is looking for a short-term replacement and would hire a goalkeeper until 2024 or 2025, given that there are doubts about the level Neuer can show when he is recoveredat the earliest before the start of the 2023-24 season, and already 37 years old.
The one chosen by the sports management of the Bundesliga champion is still the Swiss Yann Sommer, but Borussia Monchengladbach, despite the fact that he could be released at the end of the season, closed the door on his goalkeeper.