Bayern Munich is witnessing a changing of the guard at goalkeeper — no, not at Manuel Neuer’s grasp of the No. 1 position. But long-time deputy Sven Ulreich has seemingly given way to Daniel Peretz, who has filled in well in Neuer’s absences.
With Ulreich out for personal reasons at the time Neuer had to miss games — a red card and an accompanying injury resulting from a challenge in Bayern’s DFB-Pokal defeat to Bayer Leverkusen — Peretz was called into action. The Israeli international had already impressed on the international stage, and followed that up with solid performances for Bayern, too.
Az journalist Kilian Kreitmair described the situation going forward:
Excl.: The #FCBayern will go into the second half of the season with Daniel #Peretz as number 2. Sven Ulreich will be number 3. Peretz will be loaned out in the summer to gain match practice. A new young keeper will replace him. #Urbig and #Verbruggen are options.
If this is how it pans out, Peretz, 24, will get his shot at a full-time No. 1 gig elsewhere to prove his mettle — embarking on the path that a previous Neuer successor candidate, Alexander Nübel, has charted out in recent years at AS Monaco and VfB Stuttgart. That would leave the No. 2 spot open once more.
And the two names mentioned here — FC Köln’s Jonas Urbig (21) and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Bart Verbruggen (22) — are big prospects who might just displace Peretz himself when it comes time for Neuer to finally hang up his boots.
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