Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will make his comeback in Saturday’s home Bundesliga match with Darmstadt.
Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will make his comeback in Saturday’s home Bundesliga match with Darmstadt, having missed nearly a time with a broken leg, trainer Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. The 37- time-old, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, has not played since suffering the injury in a skiing accident last December, days after returning from featuring for his country at the World Cup in Qatar.” As long as nothing happens in training, he’ll play hereafter,” Tuchel told journalists at a press conference.” He’s pleased, we’re pleased, and others will presumably be pleased too,” Tuchel said with a smile. Neuer has not played for Bayern since a palm down to his old club Schalke on November 12 last time, just before the World Cup.
The goalkeeper travelled to Qatar as Germany’s captain, but the four- time winners were excluded in the group stage.
Neuer also broke his leg on a skiing trip after returning to Germany and the injury needed surgery in December.
Bayern also signed Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer from Borussia Moenchengladbach to replace Neuer, but he left for Inter Milan in the close season.
Tuchel said before this month that Bayern would not rush their captain’s recuperation.
But protector Matthijs de Ligt said on Monday the platoon was eagerly awaiting Neuer’s return.
He told journalists Bayern were” veritably happy that Manu will be back soon” while describing him as” a world- class goalkeeper, one of the stylish in the history of football”.
Neuer, who has made nearly 500 appearances for Bayern since subscribing from Schalke in 2011, has been replaced as Germany commander during his absence by Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.
Still, he has gestured his intention to return to the public set- up and his major thing is to stand between the posts at Euro 2024, which Germany will host.
Bayern go into this weekend fresh from a 3- 1 palm over Galatasaray in Istanbul in the titleholders League but lie in third place in the Bundesliga after eight games, two points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Recently- promoted Darmstadt had recorded back- to- back palms before going down 3- 1 at home to RB Leipzig in their last spin. Know More Latest Football News…
