Bavarian Football Works
There has been some suggestion brewing that Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer could make a U-turn on his retirement from the German national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The long-term injury to Barcelona’s Marc-André ter Stegen has meant that a combination of Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann and VfB Stuttgart’s Alexander Nübel have been used, if not at the very least called up to the squads for various international breaks for friendlies and qualifiers.
There have been different voices in and around German football that have either supported or opposed a potential return to Germany for Neuer, but his form for Bayern so far this season suggests that he certainly could stand…