On Friday, Bayern Munich formally announced contract extensions for Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich through the end of the 2026/27 season.
The veteran duo, along with youngster Jonas Urbig, will be the goalkeeper triumvirate for next season, which leaves one-time goalkeeper of the future Alexander Nübel on the outside looking in. To eliminate any doubt about the situation, Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund confirmed that the club has already made Nübel aware of the plans.
“We’ve had discussions
with his management, and Alex is also aware of our plans. We’ll be going into next season with this goalkeeping trio; that’s the plan,” Freund told Sport1 (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Nübel, who has spent the last three seasons on loan with VfB Stuttgart, has made a nice career for himself and put himself on the radar for the German national team (which could also be in jeopardy thanks to Neuer and Urbig), but his level of play has not been deemed high enough for Bayern Munich.
With a contract that runs through 2030, Bayern Munich will either have to loan Nübel out again for next season — or sell him outright.
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