Bayern Munich find themselves in hot water once again in the goalkeeping department.
Manuel Neuer has left the recruitment department with a fresh dilemma after suffering a broken rib during the Bavarian giants’ 1-0 DFB Pokal defeat to Bayer Leverkusen last Tuesday.
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Manager Vincent Kompany confirmed the 38-year-old goalkeeper was unlikely to feature again for the club ahead of the new year (via fcbayern.com): “He’s broken his rib. He probably won’t play again this year. The important thing is it now heals. Then hopefully we’ll have Manu back in January.”
The former Germany international picked up the injury after a collision with Liverpool-linked Jeremie Frimpong.
Backup shotstopper Daniel Peretz (24) stepped in between the sticks for Bayern’s 5-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. The Israeli is now set to remain in place for upcoming Bundesliga meetings with FSV Mainz and RB Leipzig.
Not true: FC Bayern are not interested in Loris Karius
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One could forgive Loris Karius’ eyes for enlarging to epic proportions if he caught reports suggesting a potential return to the German top-flight was on the cards – and to 32-time Bundesliga winners Bayern Munich no less!
BILD (via bulinews.com) claimed that the 31-year-old (last seen with Newcastle United in the 2023/24 campaign) was a potential candidate to bolster Die Roten’s goalkeeping options.
However, reliable insider Christian Falk has now informed CaughtOffside, in his exclusive Fact Files column, that Bayern won’t be looking to sign a goalkeeper in January: “The situation at Bayern is a little complicated. Manuel Neuer is injured (broken rib) at the moment. So, there are big discussions as to what they’ll do.
“Now, they’ve decided they won’t go for a new goalkeeper in January – which is bad news for former Liverpool goalkeeper Karius, who was previously linked. He’s…
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