Now Markus Babbel has stepped in and presented his view of things. The ex-Bayern player finds clear words.
“Of course, Neuer has unnecessarily put a big egg in Bayern’s nest with his injury. That was very negligent. I’m Bavarian and I can say that no Bavarian goes on a ski tour in 10 centimeters of snow – that’s really life-threatening. I don’t know what he was thinking,” he said at the bookmaker 888sport.
He also believes that those responsible “were not pleased. You just had to look painfully, also financially speaking, at how the problem could be solved.”
“He probably knows that Manuel made a mistake himself. Nevertheless, you shouldn’t forget what he did for Bayern. When I read that we have to think about the fact that he has to pay the eight million for Sommer, then you see that people get their butts kicked for as long as they need them, and if they are on the ground, they get kicked. “
Babbel also praises the decision to sign Yann Sommer from Borussia Mönchengladbach: “Sommer is the Swiss national keeper, his nation has overtaken Germany by a long way – he certainly doesn’t have to hide, even if he knows who’s in front of him. That is a very exciting constellation.” (DATA: Bundesliga results)
Nevertheless, Babbel still trusts the Bayern keeper to regain his regular place. “I can imagine that they now want Neuer to prove himself again and compete with Sommer. Every outfield player is in competition – why shouldn’t the goalkeeper be too? Maybe it’s also good for Neuer if he’s pulled out of his oasis of well-being and has to go into a duel. That can give you an extra push,” says the 50-year-old, adding, “as long as Neuer is still burning, which is fundamentally important, he will attack again.”
However, that depends very much on how Neuer comes back from his injury. “The injury is very serious, he’s not getting any younger either – the regeneration time doesn’t get shorter with injuries,” said Babbel. (DATA: Bundesliga schedule)
