Do Manuel Neuer’s statements mean his end at Bayern?

At least in terms of sport, FC Bayern Munich didn’t let the tense mood in the club show on Sunday: After the 4: 2 (3: 1) against Wolfsburg, the German record champions are at the top of the table. With the goals from Coman (9th, 14th) and Müller (19th) everything was decided after the first 20 minutes and the score was 3-0.

The pressure had also increased due to the statements made by the injured goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. He had sharply criticized the release of goalkeeper coach Toni Tapalovic, who is also his best man. “It was a blow for me when I was already on the ground. I felt like my heart was being ripped out. That was the craziest thing I’ve experienced in my career. And I’ve experienced a lot,” said Neuer , who is out for a long time with a broken leg, quoted in the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. For Bayern, Neuer’s solo run, for which he had to take criticism outside of the Bayern cosmos, is a problem. “The disappointment he describes also applies to us because Manuel has put his personal interests above the interests of the club,” said CEO Oliver Kahn. “We have an important topic to discuss with Manuel,” said sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic angrily. With Yann Sommer, Bayern have an alternative after Neuer’s injury, who can be trusted to have a regular place in the Bayern team in the long term. It is quite possible that Neuer, whose contract runs until the summer of 2024, will see his time at FC Bayern as over after the departure of his confidant Tapalovic.

In the table, the top six are separated by just six points. Oliver Glasner also won 3-0 with Frankfurt against Hertha BSC Berlin.