Munich – Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will not retire when his
contract at Bayern Munich runs out in 2021 but might not renew with
the German champions if he feels they will continue to struggle in
Europe, his agent said on Saturday.
"He won't stop in 2021," Thomas Kroth told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
"The phase in which he has to make a decision is coming. What are the
prospects for the future? A contract extension and the end of his
career at Bayern is, of course, the obvious choice. But not the only
one."
The 33-year-old Germany stopper, part of the side to win Bayern's
last Champions League title in 2013, has been troubled by injury the
last two seasons but he remains fiercely competitive.
"Manuel is success-oriented. My impression is that the gap to the top
four English teams is already big and that Bayern's squad is not yet
positioned to take Manuel's goals seriously," added Kroth.