Legendary former Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn says he doesn’t think there is any reason for Joachim Low to drop Manuel Neuer for Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
"The goalkeeping question is well known, because in Germany we are always well-stocked in this position," Kahn said in an interview with Kicker.
"Ter Stegen is within his rights to talk about wanting to play, but I currently see no reason to change goalkeepers."
The 23-year-old has been linked with a move for some time, and has already assumed the captaincy of David Wagner’s side thanks to his impressive club form. With Neuer also having joined Bayern from Schalke in 2011, he seems a tailor-made replacement.
"His development has been very fast and impressive," Kahn said of Nubel.
"Not only has he delivered top performances at Schalke, but he is already now captain at the age of 23.
"I think it’s important at a young age to learn what it means to take on that sort of responsibility, and to both maintain performances and take on the captaincy is a real challenge for a young player.
"He has the quality and perspective, but at the moment we have an absolutely top-class goalkeeper with the experienced Manuel Neuer, and with Marc-Andre ter Stegen also a quality goalkeeper who performs excellently at Barcelona.”
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1. IFFHS best goalkeeper in the world for 4 years between 2013 to 2016. 2. Holds a record of not conceding a goal for 1148 mins. 3. Balon Dor Nominated alongside the GOATS. 4. World Cup Golden Glove. 5. Considered one of the best goalkeepers of this generation alongside Cassilas and Buffon. This are some of the achievements of Neuer. So those people comparing Ter Stegn with Neuer should talk after he won at least one of this to start a conversation. some of you might say he is better now then how come he is conceded almost same goals as Neuer this season. And I had to add that Neuer's playing with defense which does not include proper CB this season because of injuries. Alaba LB playing CB and Martinez CDM playing CB for Bayern. I m not saying Ter Stegn is not good, he will be become big asset to Germany's defense in the future. But he has to do something extraordinary to get that place from Neuer right now.