Overview
- Neuer’s agent Thomas Kroth met Bayern executives at Säbener Straße on Thursday to start formal negotiations on a new deal.
- The proposed extension would keep the 40-year-old captain at the club until June 2027 on reduced terms from a reported €20 million salary.
- Bayern plan to keep Neuer as first choice while increasing game time for 22-year-old Jonas Urbig under an agreed mentoring role.
- Sporting chief Max Eberl and board figure Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge voiced support for one more season as the club frames a calm process.
- Sporting director Christoph Freund said talks with Neuer and his agent are going well and promised the process will not drag on, with no agreement signed yet.