The goalkeeper was angry when his team took the decision to fire Toni Tapalovic, goalkeeping coach and close friend of Neuer. In addition to the reproaches he received from management, the footballer could be fined.
Manuel Neuer lives difficult days in Germany . The Bayern Munich goalkeeper has been harshly criticized by club officials and senior staff following his controversial statements, in which he was angry at the sacking of goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic. This situation This could bring sanctions to the historic guardian .
As the newspaper reports Picturethe Bavarian team is studying the possibility of financially penalize to the footballer for the aforementioned controversy. The fine corresponds to one month of your salary which is roughly equivalent to €1.6m .
The goalkeeper is recovering from an injury suffered while skiing after Germany’s exit from Qatar 2022. Almost two months later, when the club announced the departure of his great friend and goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic, Neuer was sad and disappointed. sharply criticizing the management’s decision.
“I felt like my heart was ripped out. , It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever experienced in my career.” They were among the words the Bavarian team captain uttered at the time. This sentence and others have earned him various criticisms from the leaders and referents of the current Bundesliga champion.
Neuer’s review
The first to speak out against these statements was also goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, the club’s general manager, who underlined: “What Manuel said regarding the sacking of Tapalovic they do not correspond to him as captain or to the values of Bayern”.
Afterwards, the former footballer added: “His statements They are inappropriate because we are facing very important matches. . Those words were shared by the team’s coach, Julian Nagelsmann, who commented: “Kahn made a very good statement . Important weeks are coming and this does not help to calm the game. I wouldn’t have given the interview.” .
In any case, the coach again made statements on this situation a few days later, showing himself more determined to get out of the controversy: “I ask you to let him (Neuer) rest. It is important that the subject be buried quickly . He is currently the captain of this team We’ll see everything else.”
Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer also addressed the controversy, saying: “For the club it is incomprehensible and disappointing that Manuel Neuer did not seek to communicate directly with us, but resorted to the press ”.
I’m more disappointed than angry because I believed that Manuel, a great player who has been here for a long time, I would discuss these issues with us first.” added the club coxswain.
Finally, the one who spoke the most acidic words against Neuer is the historical Lothar Matthaus. In the first instance, the world champion in Italy ’90 said: ‘Manuel Neuer is no longer acceptable as Bayern captain . He skied negligently (referring to the injury) and now violently attacks the club . Didn’t you say a few weeks ago that no one was above the club?
“I was the biggest fan you could imagine of him, but it’s his fault, the skiing accident and this interview” added the former defender/midfielder, who then condemned: “Due to his injury, Bayern had to sign Yann Sommer (goalkeeper) for a lot of money, and now we have to read that they tore out his heart…”.
For the moment, the concrete thing is that Manuel Neuer will miss the rest of the season for the injury sustained while skiing. Despite the fact that he has a contract until 2024, his continuity at the club has been discussed following the controversial situation.
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Source: Latercera
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