Bayern Munich have extended the contract of Germany’s world-class goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, binding him to the Bundesliga giants until 2021, the club confirmed on Wednesday.
Bayern Munich have extended the contract of Germany’s world-class goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, binding him to the Bundesliga giants until 2021, the club confirmed on Wednesday.
Neuer, who has been voted world goalkeeper of the year in 2013, 2014 and 2015, is set to see out his career with Bayern and will be 35 when his new deal expires.
It means the 30-year-old is the fifth Bayern star to commit to the Munich club until 2021 alongside Jerome Boateng, Thomas Mueller, David Alaba and Javi Martinez.
Neuer has played in each minute of Bayern’s 30 league games this season and has conceded only 14 goals with the club having lost only twice in Germany’s top flight.
According to German daily Bild, Neuer is set to earn 15 million euros ($17m) per year to put him on a par with Bayern’s top earners like his Germany teammate Mueller.
“I feel very comfortable at Bayern and I am glad that the deal is done,” said Neuer.
Bayern are hunting a repeat of their 2013 treble.
They face Atletico Madrid away next week in the first-leg of the Champions League semifinal, they beat Werder Bremen 2-0 at home on Tuesday to reach the German Cup final on May 21 and are seven points clear in the Bundesliga with four games left.
“We are still bidding for a few titles and have great chance to win a lot this year,” said Neuer, who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany.
