Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer is arguably the greatest goalkeeper of all time and remains one of the most crucial players for the Bavarian giants this season. Having said that, however, he is older than the current head coach Vincent Kompany at 38 and will turn 39 before the season is over. Clearly, the club needs a successor in the goalkeeping department at some point in time.
Which might be why Bayern are keeping an eye on FC Köln’s Jonas Urbig, commonly labeled by many of Germany’s biggest goalkeeping talent, as captured by @iMiaSanMia:
Bayern have been scouting Köln goalkeeper Jonas Urbig (21). Talks took place, but no concrete offer was made. Urbig is seen by the DFB as Germany’s biggest goalkeeping hope for the future. Julian Nagelsmann is already keeping an eye on him and has concrete plans for him
Jonas Urbig’s contract at FC Köln is set to expire in 2026. In the event of the contract not being extended, signing the goalkeeping talent in 2025 may represent a good deal for the Bavarians. Of course, VFB Stuttgart loanee Alexander Nübel, who recently signed a new contract at Bayern until 2029, was another young goalkeeping talent who was sold dreams of being No.1 at Bayern. Would the new crop of young goalkeeping talent now push him out? That would be rather cruel…
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