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.”