“I follow him at Inter”: Bayern captain Neuer praises Nati goalkeeper Sommer

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In fact, Manuel Neuer (37) should have already had one foot on the plane back to Munich. But there is no hectic mood for the Bayern captain after the 1-1 draw in the test kick against FC Basel. Surrounded by twenty media professionals, the world champion takes the time to answer all questions – and at the end talks about Nati goalkeeper Yann Sommer (35).

“I follow him at Inter Milan. “He played a very good first half of the season,” said Neuer, praising his former teammate. A year ago, Sommer moved from Gladbach to Munich for a fee of around nine million francs to replace the injured Manuel Neuer.

Harsh criticism of the summer

The Nati goalkeeper played a total of 25 games in his six months in Säbenerstrasse. Despite the eventual championship title, this chapter will not only be remembered with great pleasure by the Nati goalkeeper. The German media in particular always criticize Sommer sharply. Despite Neuer’s delayed comeback, his days in Munich are numbered after just six months.

After an injury break of a total of 311 days, Neuer has been back in the Bayern goal since October – and Sommer shines with excellent performances at his new club Inter Milan. In the six months they spent together at Bayern, a personal bond seems to have developed between the two goalkeepers despite the emerging competition.

“We saw each other every day”

“Despite his injury, we saw each other almost every day and had a good conversation. “I’m happy that he has returned like this,” Sommer told SportBild two weeks ago.

The two still have occasional contact. “But not before this test match,” said Neuer. No wonder that the Nati goalkeeper is already in action for Inter on Saturday afternoon and celebrates a 2-1 win against Verona. In the first 19 league games, Sommer only conceded nine goals and kept twelve clean sheets. Figures that should impress not only Manuel Neuer.

Source : Blick