Admin I Wednesday, March 20, 2024
BERLIN – Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be first choice Germany goalkeeper for the Euro 2024 tournament, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen missing out again, according to dpa sources.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann made the decision three months ahead of the tournament in Germany after the team gathered for upcoming friendlies against France and the Netherlands.
Nagelsmann had said he would talk to all players about their planned role on Monday and Tuesday.
There has so far been no official confirmation.
Bayern Munich’s Neuer, 37, is back in the squad after missing all national team 2023 matches due to a lower leg fracture. He has been Germany’s number one at all World Cups and Euros since 2010 and is set for his 118th cap on Saturday in Lyon against France.
Barcelona’s ter Stegen has been a national team rival since 2012 and has 38 caps. The 31-year-old had hoped to finally be named first choice for the home Euros.
Neuer won the 2014 World Cup while ter Stegen won the 2017 Confederations Cup with a young team without Neuer and many others.
