Neuer is very old now and that's why I think he won't be able to play like before even if he recovers from his injury. Goalkeepers can play for longer years than other football players, but their reflexes slow down and they cannot play as well as they used to. Currently, there are goalkeepers among the young goalkeepers who we can say are very good, but I am not sure whether they deserve the money paid to transfer them. I think the current goalkeepers are not playing well according to their value
It could be said that goalkeepers have more flying hours than outfield players. Neuer still has full trust from Bayern Munich and also the German national team to fill the main goalkeeper position. He still wants to play even though he is 37 years old, of course the physical strength and reflexes possessed by players of that age will decrease due to age.
Neuer prowess when guarding the crossbar reminds me of Buffon, these two players have the same characteristics, they can both maintain their performance even though they are old. Neuer position is still very difficult for other goalkeepers to shift, the negative impact of his consistent performance could hamper the regeneration of the goalkeepers for Bayern Munich and the German national team.
However, the long injury suffered by Neuer now means that there is a very big possibility that he will not be able to perform optimally or perform at his best again after he recovers, especially at his young age.
It is true that the goalkeeper's position is slightly different and age is not a significant obstacle as is often the case in the world of football, even though he is over 35 years old, there are still many goalkeepers who are still in top performance, but the injury that befell Neuer during one season made this even worse. It's difficult in my opinion for him to be able to perform optimally again in the future.
With his old age, I'm sure Manuel Neuer will not be able to perform as optimally as he showed before he suffered a long injury. Moreover, the date of his return to the field is unknown, meaning he will be absent until the first half of this season. I think bayern munich is one of the teams that is patient enough to wait for manuel neuer to return to the team.
A leg fracture is a fairly serious injury, as experienced by manuel neuer. I think if he fails to return to the team this season, it is very likely that manuel neuer will choose to retire. Moreover, Bayern munich brought in another goalkeeper in last season's transfer window so that if neuer cannot return in the near future it will be difficult for him to regain his main position under tuchel.