Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saves a ball during the German DFB Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena. Sven Hoppe\/dpa<\/p>\n
Bayern Munich board member Max Eberl has said he would not be put under pressure over the future of veteran goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer at the Bundesliga champions.<\/p>\n
Neuer, 39, has been at Bayern since 2011 in a trophy-laden career and his current contract expires in summer.<\/p>\n
The 2014 World Cup winner is yet to reach a decision whether he wants to continue or not, and Eberl told broadcasters Sport1 that the kiey is how the player feels.<\/p>\n
“At almost 40 years he is still one of Europe’s top goalkeepers. But of course, things have to continue that way. We need to talk about his motivation and his stress levels. That’s what we expect as a club, and we want to work with him to find out,” Eberl said.<\/p>\n
“He has to perform at the highest level \u2013 just as he is doing now. That should also be the case in the coming season.<\/p>\n
“It’s about how Manuel feels, whether he wants to and whether he sees himself in a position to continue performing at this level for another year.”<\/p>\n
Neuer is currently sidelined with a muscle injury, with young Jonas Urbig to deputise again. Bayern also have veteran Sven Ulreich and Alexander N\u00fcbel, who is on loan at VfB Stuttgart.<\/p>\n
Eberl named this set-up “comfortable” because “We are not rushing to keep up with developments, but can calmly talk to everyone involved. And the first person to talk to is Manuel.”<\/p>\n