The season has barely started, and Bayern are in trouble. Both front and back. They keep failing to bring Harry Kane from Tottenham and cement the position of striker, and they seem to be uncertain between the posts as well, having fallen only to Sven Ulreich. First, the Bavarians sent Alexander Nubel on a new loan, this time to Stuttgart, then sold Yann Sommer to Inter Milan, which left the 35-year-old eternal reserve to Manuel Neuer as the first option, all due to the knowledge that the captain will not return to the field for a long time.Bild published information that worries both fans and employees at the Allianz Arena, and it says that the veteran’s recovery is not going according to expectations, which is why it is increasingly certain that we will not see him on the field in the calendar year. And he hasn’t been there since November 12, 2022, when he defended against Schalke, later he got seriously injured while skiing and that broken leg prevented him from helping the team in the defense of the Bundesliga trophy.##NAJAVA_MECA_7417575##It was expected that he would start training lightly during the summer, and that he would appear in competition for the team in the fall, however, Bayern announced that last weekend Manuel had to undergo another, this time lighter, operation, in order to remove a piece of metal that helped the bone in his right leg to heal faster from his body. And all that slows down the training process and for now the 37-year-old goalkeeper is working out in the gym.The silver lining in all of this is knowing that goalkeepers, unlike the rest of the team, get into the rhythm faster and the moment Neuer recovers, he will certainly be Thomas Tuchel’s first choice. It’s just that no one can predict when it will be, even Bild assumes that, for him, the first part of the season is over before it even begins.That’s why the leaders of Bayern are looking for another goalkeeper. That job was taken over by Karl Heinz Rummenigge, and according to his opinion, it is necessary to bring in enough quality, safe, stable, and at the same time a custodian who will accept the role of reserve when Manuel finally recovers. Rummenigge sees that in Yassine Bounou from Sevilla – his great performance with the Andalusians on the way to another Europa League cup and especially impressive at the previous World Cup in Qatar came as a massive recommendation.There are voices internally within FC Bayern that speak about a comeback of Manuel Neuer in 2024. The condition of the goalkeeper is a major topic at Säbener Straße. There’s talk of a ‘change of plan’. Comeback could now be a matter of months rather than weeks [@BILD] pic.twitter.com/ERiTb3oXS6— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 7, 2023 With the arrival of Jose Luis Mendilibar as coach, Bounou lost his place as a sure starter in Sevilla (Serbian Marko Dmitrović is getting more and more opportunities) and the question is how he would react to having to move to the bench in Munich the moment Manuel Neuer returns. The situation is further aggravated by the impression that not all members of the club’s management from Munich are up for hiring Bounou, which further increases the nervousness of the fans.They are waiting for Kane, they are waiting for Neuer. And the first competitive match is on the program already on Saturday, against Leipzig, for the German Supercup trophy.
