Uli Hoeneß would like Manuel Neuer to stay another year at Bayern Munich

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Manuel Neuer of FC Bayern Munich warms up prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF at Football Arena Munich on April 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) | Getty Images Manuel Neuer still has not officially made a decision on his future after there has already been two, separate delays to when the keeper and club initially stated a decision would be made by. The veteran keeper really wants to take his time to ensure he makes the right decision for not only himself, but also for the club as he’s now 40 years of age and has a lot of things to consider.

Regardless of his age, Neuer showed in the two legs of the Champions League quarterfinals against Real Madrid that he is still more than capable of making key, world class saves for Bayern and he also made a handful of strong saves in the Bundesliga matches vs. SC Freiburg and St. Pauli either side of each leg vs.

Real Madrid. There’s no questioning his ability, but his health, fitness, and injury track record are key factors that he has to think about before making a final decision. One thing is also for certain, he has repeatedly said no when asked about whether or not he’d make a return to the German national team for this summer’s World Cup so long as Julian Nagelsmann would be okay with, and request it.

Former Bayern president Uli Hoeneß recently weighed in on the matter of Neuer’s future and said he would like to see the keeper stay with the German Rekordmeister for another year, especially with how beneficial itcould be for Jonas Urbig. “Well, personally, if it were up to me, we would try to keep him [Neuer] for another year. We would ask him to be a mentor for Urbig.