Manuel Neuer has slammed Bayern Munich after details of his contract talsk with the club were leaked to the media.
The 34-year-old has been a mainstay in the Bayern goal for almost a decade, helping the Bundesliga giants lift 18 trophies since signing from Schalke in 2011.
He will enter the last year of his current deal in Bavaria next campaign but is keen to stay at the club and has been in talks over fresh terms.
Rumours in the press suggested those talks had stalled, with Neuer asking for a five-year deal while Bayern are only prepared to offer a two-year deal with the option of a further year.
Those rumours have drawn a stinging reaction from the German goalie, who says it “makes no sense” for him to ask for such a lengthy contract given his age.
“All conversations that I’ve had here since [2011] have always been conducted with great confidence. Nothing has ever leaked out,” he told Bild.
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“But now there are details from the current discussions in the media that are often not even correct. That annoys me. That’s not how I know Bayern.
“I want to play as long as I’m fit. But the most important thing for me is trust. It’s clear to me that it’s utopian to want a five-year contract. I’m 34 and can’t predict how I’m going to be at 39. That’s why what has been publicly suggested makes no sense at all.
“It has always been important to me to be able to work trustingly with the employees in management positions – as loyal as I am to the club as a player and captain.”
“I want a contract where FC Bayern and I have a win-win situation that everyone is happy with,” he added. “I want to perform, be there for the team and do everything to ensure that we have maximum success – with 100 per cent passion. The conditions must be right, that’s what it’s about.
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“I’m not in the talks, that’s what [Neuer’s agent] Thomas [Kroth] does. That’s why I can’t and don’t want to point my finger at individual people.”
