According to his current contract, Manuel Neuer will remain at Bayern Munich past his 39th birthday and until June 2025. Therefore, he will remain a professional football player until he is 40 years old if he signs a one-year extension. It appears that the Bavarian giants have not ruled out the possibility that Neuer has lost his edge and shouldn’t have stayed that long. Florian Plettenberg, a writer for Sky Sport, claims that negotiations for a contract with Neuer will take place in the coming months:
This year will see the first formal discussions on extending Manuel Neuer’s contract with FC Bayern, which is about to expire. His replacement is still expected to be Alexander Nübel, who is presently on loan in Stuttgart through 2026. Bayern is also keeping an eye on Bart Verbruggen’s (Brighton) and Jonas Urbig’s (1. FC Köln) circumstances.
It is crucial to remember that setting up contract negotiations does not necessarily indicate that Bayern has chosen to extend Neuer’s contract; rather, it only indicates that talks will take place. However, it would be intriguing to see which of the rumoured targets the team may pursue if the renowned custodian were to leave in 2025. It could be intriguing to bring together the long-lost twins, clones of government experiments Wirtz and Verbruggen, who appear strangely alike, at a single club, given that the Bavarians are said to have a grand scheme that includes inking Florian Wirtz.
However, Plettenberg says Urbig may be going in the summer of 2025, thus Bayern might decide to sign him instead:
Next summer, Jonas Urbig is probably going to leave 1. FC Köln. The 21-year-old goalie’s contract expires in 2026, and he has no plans to extend it. Urbig has excellent possibilities both domestically and overseas, and FC Bayern is keeping an eye on him. Cost: €5-7 million.
The main European transfer window doesn’t open for more than eight months, so it’s probably too early to talk about a move. How would a 22-year-old who has never played in the Bundesliga fare at Bayern, though, if that were the case? A move would be inexpensive, but there would be a lot of questions.
