Latest Neuer injury ‘no danger’ for World Cup, say Bayern
AFP | Munich
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Manuel Neuer’s latest injury setback will not impact his participation at this summer’s World Cup, Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl insisted yesterday.
The veteran goalkeeper is not among Bayern’s 21-man squad making the trip to Berlin for Saturday’s German Cup final clash with Stuttgart, having failed to recover from a recurring left calf injury.
The 40-year-old made a surprise return to Germany’s World Cup squad on Thursday, coming back two years after announcing his international retirement.
And Eberl believes the latest injury will not derail his hopes of playing in a fifth World Cup.
“The World Cup is not in danger, but he cannot play tomorrow,” Eberl said at an event in Berlin yesterday. “It is simply too soon after the injury.”
“We made this decision together, however difficult it is for Manu to agree to sit out the final,” Eberl continued.
At the same event, Joachim Loew, who coached Germany and Neuer to World Cup glory in Brazil in 2014, backed the decision to bring the veteran back into the fold.
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