Wednesday evening, 5 p.m. in the French town of Auxerre with 34,500 inhabitants: BILD is at the first appearance of Alexander Nübel (26) after Manuel Neuer (36) was injured on his skis. With AS Monaco, the keeper wins 3-2 in table 18. AJ Auxerre.
Since Neuer broke his right leg on December 9th, the name Nübel has been discussed daily as the new number 1 on Säbener Straße.
In Auxerre, the fans who have traveled with him greet him with cheers and chants of “Nübel” as he warms up.
Will he return to Bayern earlier after the Neuer injury? Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel has been on loan between the posts of AS Monaco since the summer of 2021
To the game: Nübel initially has nothing to do against the third from last – until the 30th minute. Auxerre gets a penalty, Nübel speculates wrong and cannot parry M’baye Niang’s shot in the middle to make it 0-1. In injury time in the first half, Monaco equalized with a penalty kick through Ben Yedder (45 + 3), Nübel points towards the goal scorer while celebrating.
When Ben Seghir made it 2-1 (58th), Nübel took a sip from his drinking bottle, but then started to sweat. First he clears a strong Sakhi shot (67′), the following corner deflects teammate and runner-up Fofana unhappily into his own net to equalize 2-2 (68′).
In the end, Nübel can still celebrate! In the 85th minute, Seghir hits a dream goal to make it 3:2. The goalkeeper shows no movement, is cool as a block of ice.
What’s next for the keeper? Bayern took Nübel from Schalke on a free transfer in 2020 and loaned it to Monaco a year later.
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The problem: the record champions have no access during the winter break. Nübel’s return must be freely negotiated. The talks are difficult. Monaco needs a quick replacement, and Nübel also wants a perspective beyond the summer.
That’s why Gladbach’s Yann Sommer (34) is also very hot in the race!
Switching winter from summer would be a win-win situation for everyone involved. Gladbach could collect a fee before Sommer’s contract ended in June 2023, would have a replacement in Jan Olschowsky (21) – and Sommer would have a chance at the title in Munich!
“I don’t want to say anything today. I’m currently in open talks with Borussia,” Sommer told BILD yesterday in Mönchengladbach – while Nübel plays 430 kilometers away in Auxerre with Monaco.
