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FC Bayern’s efforts have been curtailed in the fight for a new contract. Neuer publicly expressed clear criticism – Is that really appropriate? The | By Robert Hiersemann and Florian Wichert.
Manuel Neuer is “irritated” and angry. The national goalkeeper had never experienced anything like this in his nine years at Bayern. “Never,” emphasizes the national goalkeeper, “something has leaked.” Now, however, “details of current media discussions are constantly available, which are often not even correct,” Neuer said in a joint interview with his adviser Thomas Kroth in “Bild am Sonntag.” That is something “that concerns the area of appreciation.”
Of course, these are talks about a possible contract extension with the FC Bayern captain and the German national team beyond 2021. According to “Bild”, Neuer should demand a five-year contract with an annual salary of more than 20 million euros until 2025, it is said that Bavaria only offers three years of contract duration and less salary. In the interview, Neuer and Kroth describe these numbers as incorrect. The issue of salary “is not reduced to a number, but much more complex,” says Kroth, who also says: “I can clearly say that in the conversations I had with Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn, we were always flexible in terms of time. of execution “.
What remains are many questions: What have Kroth and Neuer asked for now? Why didn’t Neuer say it right away when the alleged lawsuits are really wrong? Who leaked the information? Will Bayern and the journalists still agree? Why should this discussion take place in the midst of the crown crisis? And above all:
Is Manuel Neuer’s behavior currently appropriate?
Robert Hiersemann
Head of soccer and sports.
By
Yes because you have to roll out the newer red carpet
Manuel Neuer has a great reputation around the world: he is world champion and captain of Bayern. Clubs in other countries would roll out the red carpet to give him a chance to sign a contract with him for many years. Not so FC Bayern.
Recently there is a lack of appreciation. And his reaction is understandable. Because there are two things that no world star should experience in the later years of his career:
1. You want to extend your contract early and supposedly raise 20 million euros per year. But the numbers are secondary. More importantly, why were they made public? The new site may have had no interest in it. Was it the opposite side? It is certainly not a good basis for continuing to rely on cooperation.
2. And then goalkeeper Alexander Nübel was signed. Since then, rumors have circulated that Noch-Schalke has a guarantee of a certain number of minutes at Bayern. Even if that’s not true: the discussion about the regular position at Bayern-Tor doesn’t do a world-class man like Neuer justice.
Neuer has done a lot for this club. Scare him now would be Bayern’s biggest mistake since the sale of Toni Kroos.
Florian Wichert
Deputy chief director
Contraindications
No, Neuer behaves unworthily of a captain.
Can you imagine how Matthäus, Beckenbauer or Kahn grant an interview with their respective consultants to complain about the lack of appreciation in contract negotiations? No? It is not surprising. Advancing your advisor is not only unworthy of a FC Bayern captain and national team. It is cowardly and shameful.
Especially since it is not the first time in Neuer. In July 2019, he had consultant Kroth announce in the “Süddeutsche” that Bayern’s Champions League team “has not yet been established accordingly.” Kroth threatened to say goodbye. The doorman himself was silent. As always when things get tough.
As captain of the national team, you have the opportunity to comment on a socially relevant topic, says Neuer: nothing. It burns in the DFB, because Mesut Özil makes accusations of racism after the 2018 World Cup, Neuer does first: nothing.
And the moment of criticism today is also a disaster. In the midst of the worst crisis since World War II, many people in Germany are concerned about its existence. For Neuer, the question is whether he will get 16 or 20 million euros a year. And if the demands launched were really not correct, he could have said it right away, without a consultant.
Who has the reason
Florian Wichert (Deputy Editor-in-Chief at t-online.de) and Robert Hiersemann (Head of Soccer and Sports) comment on current soccer issues every week in the “duel of the week” – also as a podcast to listen to and subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify, Google, Deezer and all podcast applications.
