Bayern Munich has an embarrassment of riches at goalkeeper these days.
Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich both just inked one-year contract extensions, Jonas Urbig looks like “The Next One”, and Alexander Nübel, who was rated as the best goalkeeper in Germany this season by some media outlets while on loan at VfB Stuttgart, cannot even get a look to compete for time at Säbener Straße.
Now, German national team boss Julian Nagelsmann might be looking to take three of those names with him to the World Cup
— Neuer, Urbig, and Nübel — while also bringing Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann to North America as well.
According to a report from Süddeutsche Zeitung (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Germany will take four goalkeepers to the World Cup and three of them will have Bayern Munich ties (at least until Nübel is sold later this summer):
Julian Nagelsmann is seriously considering taking four goalkeepers to the World Cup instead of just three: Neuer, Baumann, Urbig and Nübel, mainly for training purposes.
If true, the structure of how this would work is still open, but one could assume that Neuer is the No.1, Baumann is the back-up, and Urbig and Nübel are there for the experience and training as they could be the most likely candidates to start in the EURO 2028 competition.
However, Bild’s Julian Agardi is reporting that Nübel has not received a phone call from Nagelsmann as of yet to confirm he is on the squad. That could mean that Nagelsmann has an alternate plan. Stay tuned…
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