Bayern Munich goalkeeper Alexander Nübel’s future is again uncertain. The forever-on-loan man is in his third season starting for Bundesliga rivals VfB Stuttgart after two years at AS Monaco — and while he is impressing, Stuttgart is reportedly hoping that circumstances will force Bayern to sell him at a cut-rate deal.
The claim comes from Sport Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia:
VfB Stuttgart are hoping that Bayern won’t be able to offload Alexander Nübel to another club in the summer, giving them
a chance to sign him permanently – at a price they can afford [@SPORTBILD]
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This is an interesting interpretation. There is no doubt that Nübel would be expensive; previously, Bild had reported that Bayern’s desired sale price of ‘€20-25M’ would exceed what Stuttgart could pay. The 29-year-old is a German men’s national team-level goalkeeper, and would command significant wages as well. He’s already earning a reported €11-12M salary at Bayern, of which Stuttgart is apparently only responsible for a third.
So there should be some question as to whether the Swabians can afford to bring Nübel in permanently and accommodate him within their wage structure at all.
On top of that, Stuttgart has a young goalkeeper named Dennis Seimen, who just turned 20 in December and is spending this season as the No. 1 for SC Paderborn 07, a club currently making a credible push for promotion in the 2. Bundesliga. One season before that, Seimen was only starting for Stuttgart II — but the Swabian amateurs, unlike their Bayern counterparts, are at least in the 3. Liga.
Is next season a year too soon for Seimen to be ready to take the reigns? Maybe — but the young German keeper is highly thought of and it would hardly make sense to lock him out of the first team for four-to-five years with a huge financial investment in Nübel. If, indeed, Seimen is Bundesliga material.
On the other hand, Nübel is no chump, even if he cannot make it at Bayern. For a GK, 29 is not old, either. You would think Bayern can hold out and get the price they want…or, given that he has a contract until 2029, to keep loaning him out and paying 2/3 of his salary.
Perhaps to Stuttgart.
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