Sepp Maier says Bayern aren't stupid enough to let Manuel Neuer go | OneFootball

1974 World Cup-winning goalkeeper and Bayern legend Sepp Maier does not believe his former club are ‘stupid’ enough to let Manuel Neuer leave in the upcoming transfer window.

With just one year left on his contract, Neuer and Bayern have yet to agree on a new deal, with rumours claiming that the 34-year-old wants a deal that will keep him at the club until 2025.

Maier, who featured 599 times for Bayern from 1962 to 1980, remains confident that the two parties will come to an agreement despite Alexander Nübel’s impending arrival.

“I don’t think they are so stupid to let Neuer go,” Maier told Abendzeitung.

“Bayern would regret it very much in the next few years. Why shouldn’t Neuer play at top level for five years? He’s fit, the boy.”

“There is currently no one better than Neuer in the world and there will be none in the next five years.”

Since arriving from Schalke in 2011, Neuer has won seven Bundesliga titles, a Champions League title, and four DFB-Pokal trophies.