{"id":374225,"date":"2025-11-12T19:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/374225\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:29:14","slug":"neuer-alone-will-decide-whether-to-stay-at-bayern-munich-beyond-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/374225\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuer alone will decide whether to stay at Bayern Munich beyond 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">How many times has it been believed that Manuel Neuer was approaching his zenith? Perhaps there were some doubts in 2017, when he suffered two serious injuries that kept him out for over a year, or 2018, when his return coincided with Germany\u2019s disastrous World Cup performance? There were also doubts about him in 2019 before the treble run, leading to the signing of Alexander N\u00fcbel. Of course, who could forget that devastating leg break he suffered after his skiing accident around the end of 2022? So, so many people believed it would be impossible for a man in his late thirties to recover from it enough to play at the top level of football anymore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But it is 2025 and Neuer is still going strong. Having excelled in the early stages of the season, Bayern Munich are again ready to offer the former Schalke 04 goalkeeper a contract extension to keep him beyond 2026 and his 40th birthday. However, according to Sport Bild reporter Tobi Altsch\u00e4ffl (as captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iMiaSanMia\/status\/1988366945540857895\">@iMiaSanMia<\/a>), the decision of whether to continue is fully down to Neuer:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1teeyfa0 ls9zuh9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1teeyfa8 ls9zuh1\">Manuel Neuer will decide whether he wants to continue his career beyond this season based on his fitness and body. Within Bayern, they assume that he will, but they don\u2019t want to put him under pressure. Neuer definitely wants to wait until Christmas to see if he can get through this period without injuries, when the schedule remains tight and the temperatures drop. Bayern want to offer Neuer a new one-year deal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At this point, would it be that surprising if Neuer is still going strong for Bayern by 2030? \u2026Well yes, but not nearly as surprising as it was for those who thought Neuer\u2019s decline had started back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Bayern Munich is on break and the German national team has taken center stage, but that does not mean we are bereft of topics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Luckily for all of us, there is much to talk about when it comes to both Bayern Munich, so let\u2019s get to it. This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How many times has it been believed that Manuel Neuer was approaching his zenith? 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