Manuel Neuer stays tight-lipped on potential Germany return at 2026 World Cup

[p]The ‌2014 World Cup winner, who retired from ‌the national team after Euro 2024, enjoyed ‌a solid season with champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a]. He signed a contract extension with Bayern on Friday and ‌the absence of a clear successor ⁠for Germany ‌has seen his name come up once more.[/p][p][b]"No, not ​right now. We stay in touch all year round – just like ​with other former coaches and officials,”[/b] the 40-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/neuer-manuel/Sh5KwIo6/"]Neuer[/a] said following Saturday's season-ending win ⁠over Cologne when ​asked whether he had been in touch with Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann.[/p][embed guid="b212bc94-f754-461d-b1f0-4e72d1a326ad" url="https://x.com/Plettigoal/status/2055685835018633465" social-type="twitter" /][p]Asked about a potential World Cup spot, Neuer said: "I’m totally ‌relaxed about it. We’re celebrating the championship today. I have a very important German Cup final next week.[/p][p][b]"For me (the World Cup) is not an issue today. It is just nice to celebrate the league title and to have the match next week."[/b][/p][image alt="Manuel Neuer's Bundesliga season stats" id="3479eb82-1c3a-417d-9be6-49ce388316ed" credit-line="StatsPerform via Opta" guid="077b8d05-80d2-4c8c-88d5-08be5c639907" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Nagelsmann will announce Germany's World Cup squad ‌on May 21.[/p][p]Neuer and Bayern narrowly ​missed out on a spot in the ‌Champions League final, losing to holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris St Germain[/a] in the semi-finals last week, but they can still win the domestic double and face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfb-stuttgart/nJQmYp1B/"]Stuttgart[/a] ⁠in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/stuttgart-nJQmYp1B/?mid=2VWWP3Cc"]German ⁠Cup final on ‌May 23[/a].[/p]