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Alex Mott·4 February 2020

Pep Guardiola SERIOUSLY wanted to play Manuel Neuer in midfield

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Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed that Pep Guardiola seriously wanted to play Manuel Neuer in midfield during his time at the club.

Guardiola is well-known to favour a goalkeeper who is good with his feet, with Victor Valdes, Neuer and Ederson all starring under his tutelage.


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And now it’s been revealed by the Bayern head honcho that Pep really did want to turn his shot-stopper into an outfield player but was eventually persuaded not to.

“I still remember how, after winning the championship, Pep Guardiola seriously had the idea to play him [Neuer] in midfield for a game,” Rummenigge told the club’s official matchday magazine.

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“Only with great effort was I able to dissuade Pep from this idea, which some people would perhaps have interpreted as arrogance on our part. But I am convinced: Manu would have cut a good figure in midfield, too.”

Just imagine.