Bayern set price tag, Stuttgart make decision on Nübel | OneFootball

VfB Stuttgart apparently makes a decision regarding Alexander Nübel. Does the goalkeeper have a future at FC Bayern?

According to Sky information, VfB Stuttgart is currently not planning a permanent purchase of Alexander Nübel. For the 29-year-old goalkeeper, a permanent commitment from the Swabians would simply be too expensive. VfB would have to manage a total package of around ten million euros in annual salary and a possible transfer fee between 20 and 25 million euros – a sum considered unrealistic in Stuttgart.

A renewed loan is also not an option, according to Sky. Instead, Stuttgart wants to focus on homegrown talent Dennis Seimen in the long term. The U21 national goalkeeper is currently on loan at SC Paderborn and is expected to take over as number 1 at VfB next summer, provided his development is appropriate.

This decision is of great significance for FC Bayern. Nübel is still tied to the record champion until 2029, but his future is directly linked to that of Manuel Neuer. According to Sky, the club will discuss a possible contract extension beyond 2026 with the captain at the end of the year. Neuer will decide for himself whether he continues. If he extends, the path for Nübel in Munich would be definitively blocked – then the keeper would seek a sale and rule out a return to Bayern.

What is the plan for the Bayern goal?

Nübel recently emphasized that he feels "super happy" in Stuttgart. Nevertheless, he wants to remain the number one at the top level in the long term. Another year in Neuer's shadow or in competition with Jonas Urbig, who is also under contract with Bayern, is not an option for the former Schalke player.

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For the record champion, the Nübel case remains closely linked to the succession on the goalkeeper position. If Neuer decides on another extension, the club is likely to give the green light for a sale – potentially initiating a transfer summer in 2026 that would definitively close the Nübel chapter.

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