Status: 10.04.2024 | Reading time: 2 minutes
“A very important exclamation mark for Bavaria”
FC Bayern Munich is back after a long period of weakness. The Munich team drew 2-2 at Arsenal in the first leg of the quarterfinals. “Those who were declared dead live longer: this formulation is correct,” says WELT reporter Julien Wolff.
The decision has been made. Alexander Nübel will also be in goal for VfB Stuttgart next season. His loan expires after this season. However, VfB and FC Bayern have agreed on continued employment in Stuttgart – including a new mega contract.
According to a media report, goalkeeper Alexander Nübel is set to extend his contract with FC Bayern long-term and will also be loaned out to VfB Stuttgart in the coming season. According to information from BILD, both Bundesliga clubs have agreed to continue the loan. In addition, according to the report, the 27-year-old Nübel should soon sign a working paper with Bayern that is valid until 2030. This can be seen as a surprising contractual construct. But also a clear statement that the Munich bosses trust him in the long term and see him as the goalkeeper of the future. Bayern, with whom national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer still has a contract until June 30, 2025, did not want to comment on the report when asked.
Nübel came to the Swabian team in third place in the table before the season and immediately developed into a regular player. VfB, which is on course for the Champions League, recently announced the contract extensions of several top performers such as captain and new national player Waldemar Anton. Should Nübel stay, another important personnel question at VfB would be answered.
“This is a great option, I think. You can see that I feel comfortable. It is definitely one option among many. That’s why it remains to be seen what I decide in the end,” Nübel explained in a Sky interview on Saturday when he was asked about a possible continuation of the loan.
Praise from Bayern Munich’s club boss for their performance in London
Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen has meanwhile praised Munich’s performance in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League and called for more such performances from the star ensemble. “What can I say? Longer lives that have been declared dead – I think that is the motto of this Champions League evening,” said Dreesen in the posh team hotel The Landmark in London on Wednesday night.
“It was a difficult month. I think we’ve had a tough few weeks with two defeats in the Bundesliga. And what kind of day was it today? The team showed its true colors today. “A fantastic game, an intense game,” emphasized Dreesen after the 2-2 draw at Arsenal. This means that the team around the goalscorers Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane has developed a good starting position for the second leg in a week in Munich.
