After it was confirmed that Marc-André ter Stegen will miss the following few months with a knee damage, Germany now has a goalkeeper drawback. 

ter Stegen was set to be Germany’s primary for the World Cup cycle and for the 2026 World Cup, however he’ll now miss the primary portion of qualifying with a knee damage. This might current a possibility for one in all Alexander Nübel, Kevin Trapp or Oliver Baumann to be interim primary. 

However, might Manuel Neuer return?

By way of @iMiaSanMia, the DFB are presently not discussing doubtlessly bringing Neuer again into the nationwide group after he solely retired earlier this month. When requested about returning earlier in the present day by SID Sportsnews, Neuer himself additionally didn’t touch upon the matter.

If we’re being trustworthy, it’s in all probability greatest Neuer doesn’t return. The 38-year-old was the first-choice keeper for 14 years and it’s time for different goalkeepers like Nübel who’s performing very effectively internationally to point out that they’ve an opportunity to be the primary when ter Stegen finally retires. 

GGFN | Jack Meenan