Manuel Neuer Extends Contract with Bayern Munich Following Injury Comeback
The one-year extension keeps Neuer at Bayern through the 2024-25 season, with the team already qualified for the Champions League knockout stages.
- Bayern Munich goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer has signed a one-year contract extension following his successful return from a broken leg.
- The new contract ensures Neuer will still be a Bayern player when Germany hosts the European Championship next year and through to the end of the 2024-25 season, when the Champions League final will be played at Bayern's home stadium.
- Since Neuer's return, Bayern has won five out of six games, scoring 20 goals and conceding just five.
- Bayern has already qualified for the Champions League knockout stages and is on a run of 17 consecutive wins in group-stage games.
- Bayern's defender Matthijs de Ligt returned to individual training following a knee injury, but is not expected to play for Bayern again this year.