Manuel Neuer is going through a good moment off the field and at the football level he continues to make strides in his preparation after the serious injury he suffered in December.
Bayern Munich reported that Neuer, its iconic 37-year-old goalkeeper and captain, participated today in part of the collective training for the first time since then On December 9, almost 10 months ago, a fracture occurred in the lower part of the right leg (some media speak of a double open fracture of the tibia and fibula) while skiing during a few days of vacation after being eliminated from the first stage of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with the team of german
“It feels good to be back on the field with my teammates. I was happy, I really wanted to do it.“said Neuer after training.
After working with Sven Ulreich and Daniel Peretz, Bayern’s other two goalkeepers, Neuer stood under the sticks in some exercises with the players on the field.
Gradually return to training
Neuer has gradually returned to training since he started doing individual exercises on the grass in mid-May.
His goal is to be 100 percent fit to carry out Bayern’s preseason, but he needs more time, including an operation on August 6 to remove a piece of metal that was attached to his fibula in the first operation.
Neuer already participated in a training session with substitute players on August 28 and now he did so with the full squad. A new phase, the final one, in his recovery before being available again for Thomas Tuchel. “It won’t take long. “It’s just a few days,” Bayern’s sporting director explained on Tuesday.Christoph Freundon German public television ZDF.
Goal, Euro 2024
Neuer hopes to reappear in a match and return to his best level after a long period of inactivity to take part in the Euro 2024 championship which will take place in Germany. If he achieves this, he will have to compete for ownership with the Blaugrana Marc-André ter Stegen, who got the ‘Mannschaft’ position in his absence.
Happiness with Anika Bissel
On a personal level, Neuer has also been lucky since then Anika Bissel to whom she just got engaged, she’s having a baby next spring. According to Bild, the couple is getting ready to get married and welcome their baby into their family.
Anika is 23 years old, 14 years younger than Neuer, she plays for ESV Regensburg, in the second German handball division, and comes from a family devoted to this sport.
Born in Erlangen, his brother Christopher, 28, plays for local team HC Erlangen, while his father, lawyer Carsten Bissel, is on the board of directors of both clubs.
Manuel and Anika have been married since 2020 and they live in a villa in the German town of Tegernsee, on an Alpine lake.
Source: La Verdad
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