At the age of 35, national goalkeeper and Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer does not seem to be thinking of an end to his career.
New interview statements make you sit up and take notice.
Munich - At 35, Manuel Neuer is the oldest professional in the Bayern squad.
However, the national goalkeeper does not seem to be thinking of an end to his career.
This is partly due to the five-time world goalkeeper's contract with Bayern, which runs until 2023.
Then Neuer would be 37. Another point that speaks against an early retirement of Bayern's regular goalkeeper is his physical fitness.
Manuel Neuer: Retired when you are over 40?
"But there is no age requirement for me"
“I already know how old I am.
But my bones are fine, physically I feel fine.
I would say: in the late twenties, ”said Neuer in an interview with
Bild am Sonntag
when
asked about his estimated biological age.
A statement that will certainly make Bayern fans sit up and take notice.
Will the 2014 world champion, whose career already seemed to hang by a thread after several metatarsal fractures, remain with the German record champions beyond 2023?
A decision that, for the 35-year-old, depends on several factors.
“I don't want to train on pain medication.
I have to be able to perform.
I have to be needed by the team.
And I have to have fun and really feel like it, "says Neuer, explaining the prerequisites for continuing his career and underlines again:" But there is no age requirement for me.
I'm not saying that it's over at 40. "
FC Bayern: Like Buffon and Kahn - Will Neuer hang on for a few more years?
Other great goalkeepers have already shown that you can still perform well in this position even at an advanced age.
For example, Gianluigi Buffon, who at the age of 43 is again guarding the goal of his training club Parma Calcio and was elected world goalkeeper in 2017 at the age of 39.
Oliver Kahn was also between the posts at Bayern until after his 39th birthday.
Neuer, who is currently on the national team, missed the World Cup qualifier against Romania due to adductor problems.
National coach Hansi Flick assumes, however, that Germany's number one will be operational again on Monday against North Macedonia.
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