Speaking ahead of AS Monaco’s match against Rodez in the Coupe de France on Saturday, Alexander N\u00fcbel’s (26) teammate Thomas Didillon (27) said that the German goalkeeper is unaffected by the speculation linking him with a return to Bayern Munich.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since Manuel Neuer’s (36) season-ending leg break, N\u00fcbel on loan at Monaco until the end of the current season, has been linked with a return to the Bavarian side. As N\u00fcbel told\u00a0Get French Football News\u00a0back in September, he sees “no sense”\u00a0in returning to the Bundesliga side while Neuer is still number one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As revealed by sources contacted by\u00a0Get French Football News,\u00a0N\u00fcbel is unkeen on a return to Bayern Munich unless assurances were given post-Neuer return. There is also the small matter of reaching an agreement with Monaco, who are under no obligation to release the player.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As reported by\u00a0Sky Sports Germany,\u00a0Bayern Munich have explored alternative options, and have reached an agreement in principle with Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach goalkeeper Yann Sommer (33) on personal terms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Regardless of the noise around N\u00fcbel’s future, Didillon, who joined Monaco on loan from satellite club Cercle Brugge in the summer, said that his teammate is unaffected.<\/p>\n
“I have found Alex very calm regarding everything that is being said about him. I think he knows that he is a very good goalkeeper and that he has a glittering career ahead of him. I haven’t felt that he is disrupted. If he did seem disturbed, I would speak to him as a colleague and to give him my support, but I really haven’t seen any sign that Alex is weak or is doubting himself or frustrated in any way,”\u00a0he told\u00a0Get French Football News\u00a0journalist\u00a0Luke Entwistle.\u00a0<\/p>\n