Bayern Munich agree deal for Schalke's Manuel Neuer - report
The Bavarian giants have agreed a fee with Schalke for the services of Manuel Neuer and will now negotiate personal terms with the highly-rated goalkeeper
By Luke Matthews
May 11, 2011 9:55:00 PM
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The Bavarian giants will pay €18 million upfront for the 25-year-old with a further €7m a possible part of the transfer, €3m guaranteed with the remaining €4m in performance-related bonuses.
Schalke accepted Bayern's offer after three hours of negotiations between the two clubs with it being reported that Neuer will sign a four-year contract with the Munich powerhouse.
Despite Neuer publicly declaring his intention to leave the Gelsenkirchen club this summer, a deal between the two side's looked unlikely when negotiations began in late April, according to Schalke's sporting director, Horst Heldt.
"The offer from Bayern was not worth mentioning, not acceptable. It is seriously worth considering keeping the world's best goalkeeper for another year," the club's sporting director told German media last month.
However, talks between the two parties on Tuesday were more successful with Heldt claiming: "Yes, we [Schalke and Bayern] had a decent conversation."
Neuer's imminent departure has lead to speculation regarding who will replace the keeper with Ajax's Maarten Stekelenburg emerging as a likely candidate, according to Derwestern.
The Dutchman is highly-sought after with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus and Tottenham all being linked with the keeper in recent weeks.
Stekelenburg currently has one-year left on his contract with the 28-year-old thought to be valued at around €12m.
Other possible replacements for Neuer are Werder Bremen's experienced man between the sticks, Tim Wiese and Hannover's Ron-Robert Zieler, who has been a revelation in 2011
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