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Bayern Munich are set to hand legendary goalkeeper Manuel Neuer a new one-year contract that will extend his stay with the club to a 15th season.
Injuries have put a ceiling on Neuer’s availability over the past eight years, missing the end of 2024 with a broken rib, but the 38-year-old is expected to return soon.
Fabrizio Romano It has been reported Bayern are “ready to proceed with formal steps” which would see Neuer sign a 12-month deal until the end of 2025/26.
2014 World Cup The winner will turn 40 during that campaign, having made his senior bow for Schalke in 2006. He is chasing 12th position. Bundesliga title this season, having previously won the DFB-Pokal on five occasions and Champions League twice
An injury-free run when Neuer bounces back from him recent absence He could surpass 600 Bayern appearances by the end of next season. He currently sits at 540, eighth on the club’s all-time list, but would move into the top five if he can at least better the late Franz Beckenbauer’s 582.
Neuer, the most recent goalkeeper to break into the top three Ballon d’OrPioneered the modern role of the sweeper-keeper with a willingness to rush off his line and involve himself in games in a way that most goalkeepers did not before. He is also regarded as the perfect example of a goalkeeper, skilled in a wide range of attributes.
