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MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 06: Manuel Neuer of FC Bayern Munich celebrates his team's first goal, scored by teammate Luis Diaz during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and Borussia Mönchengladbach at Allianz Arena on March 06, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images) | Getty Images Sentimentality does not come cheap. As much as Bayern Munich like to honor and respect its’ legends in an emotionally appropriate manner, the club remains a business and will make plenty of decision to manage its’ finances.

Perhaps the most egregious example of choosing finances over emotions was Bayern’s decision to let Thomas Müller and his big contract go in 2025 rather than give him the ability to choose his future. Fellow senior player Manuel Neuer was not met with the same cold decision making for various reasons, instead accepting a slight pay cut to remain in Munich for another year and past his 40th birthday. According to Sport Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia , Neuer will likely face the same proposal around 12 months later: If Manuel Neuer decides to stay, Bayern bosses will aim to persuade him to accept a pay cut in the upcoming talks.

Neuer currently earns up to €20m gross per year including bonuses. Bayern’s captain is aging, after all, and one can argue that a pay cut is justified on his advanced age. Furthermore, Bayern have supposed successor Jonas Urbig waiting in the wings and are not as reliant on Neuer as they used to be.

However, Neuer has not even made his decision on whether to extend his career beyond 2026. There is no need to start machinating on how to convince Neuer to accept less money if he does not want to remain at Bayern regardless.