When he was asked whether or not Nübel has any future with Bayern, Pfaff said “I watched the games at Schalke back then and thought to myself: Boy, you still have so much to learn. Photo by Etienne Zegers/Soccrates/Getty Images That was a stupid decision” Pfaff stressed. Sitting on the bench, not playing, that’s bad - especially for such a young goalkeeper. Neuer was and is there, at an absolute top level, but he couldn’t replace him in the foreseeable future. “I said back when he came from Schalke that he wasn’t ready for Bayern. After the move was announced, he had even fell into a rough patch of form, forcing David Wagner to bench him for Markus Schubert at the time. At the time, he still didn’t feel he was ready for Bayern and was never going to get many looks playing second fiddle to Neuer. Hindsight is always 20/20, but even when it was announced during the winter transfer window of the 2019/20 season that Nübel would be joining Bayern from Schalke as of July 1st, 2020, Pfaff had his reservations about the move. I hope for him that he stays healthy,” he explained ( kicker). He plays in a top team, in which he also experiences quieter phases than other goalkeepers, but in the European Cup, at a World Cup - he’s always there. If he’s still fit at 45, he can sign another three-year contract. “If he stays healthy, Manuel Neuer will play for a long time. Much like Oliver Kahn, Pfaff believes that Neuer can be Bayern’s number one keeper until he’s 40, and even beyond that if he’s still fit and healthy. Last season, it did not help his case at all that Bayern was knocked out of the DFB-Pokal early on by Holstein Kiel. At the time, there was a clause in his contract when he signed for Bayern that stipulated he would play at least ten matches for Bayern, which was always going to be relatively unrealistic. In a recent appearance promoting his autobiography titled “My life - from street footballer to world goalkeeper,” former Bayern goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff commented on the goalkeeping situation at Bayern, saying he didn’t think Nübel was making the right move when he joined from Schalke in 2020. Manuel Neuer is likely to sign a new deal with Bayern that would keep him at the club until 2025, which makes Nübel’s prospect for potential minutes next to impossible, especially with Sven Ulreich back at the club after his stint with Hamburg SV. Alexander Nübel is currently on loan with AS Monaco from Bayern Munich and it’s now looking increasingly likely that he will have to find a new club after his loan with the Ligue 1 outfit expires.
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