After the devastating loss to Spain in EURO 2024, Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer retired from international play after an illustrious career, including the 2014 World Cup trophy. Longtime Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen was immediately tabbed as Neuer’s successor and started both UEFA Nations League matches in September.
Unfortunately, ter Stegen is out for the season with a knee injury. After a decade of stability between the posts, Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has to find another replacement.
According to a report from Kicker (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Nagelsmann has moved quickly and made his choice for next Friday’s Nations League match against Bosnia.
Oliver Baumann is ahead of Alexander Nübel and could start both games this month. Baumann will definitely start the first game against Bosnia, while Julian Nagelsmann has not made a final decision yet on who starts against The Netherlands [@kicker]
Baumann has been a stalwart at Hoffenheim for the past decade while Bayern loanee Nübel has spent the past few years at Monaco and Stuttgart. Baumann has certainly paid his dues for Germany to earn the first crack at the job, but Nagelsmann has a variety of options if it doesn’t work out. Nagelsmann has already stated that he expects ter Stegen to be the Germany goalkeeper for the 2026 World Cup.
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