http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-Neuer-c23424 had informed Schalke directors about his desire to leave the club – Bundesliga News
Manuel Neuer-Schalke saga is yet to come to a conclusion. On Wednesday, April 20, a tearful Manuel Neuer confirmed in a press-conference that he would not extend his contract with the club and would leave the Gelsenkirchen after the end of the current campaign.
Reports suggest that the highly-rated goalkeeper had told the club directors about his desire to leave the club several months earlier.
Many Schalke fans had expected Neuer to stay quiet about his future’s plans until the end of the ongoing season. In last night’s press conference, however, the German International openly expressed his desire to leave the club in front of cameramen and journalists.
On Sunday, Neuer had already indicated that he had made up his mind about his future. Schalke faithful were left heartbroken when Neuer revealed that he intends to join defending Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, in the upcoming transfer window. The news
was not as surprising for the club directors as it was for the fans; the young goalkeeper had made his intentions clear to the Schalke board in advance. Speculations indicate that Neuer wanted to come out publicly because he did not want Schalke fans to harbour
false hopes regarding his future.
It is common knowledge in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 that Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 fans are not the best of friends. The two clubs share a historic rivalry that stretches back to the inception of Bundesliga in the early 1950s. Should Neuer make the expected move to Bayern
Munich, it will not go down too well with the Schalke faithful. Moreover, Bayern Munich fans have been vocal in their displeasure at the directors’ decision to bring Neuer to the Allianz Arena. However, Karl-Hans Rummenigge seemingly has the goalkeeper he
has admired for a long time.
If the reports are to be taken seriously, Bayern Munich will not stop at Neuer’s signing. Schalke defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Benedikt-Höwedes-c7471, has been under the Bayern Munich radar for a long time and the Bavarians are refusing to give up on the youngster. Just like Neuer,
Höwedes is an icon at Schalke. Should he be allowed to leave for ‘the enemy’, it could leave to a fallout in the club’s relationship with its fans.
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