"The headline says it all. Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier recently had his say on who he thought the greatest ever keeper is and he chose Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer, who is still playing at the ripe age of 39. "Manuel Neuer is the GOAT. For me he's an example of longevity, he's a goalkeeper of modern times and is still going," Chevalier said to ProDirectSoccer_France in a recent Instagram reel (via @iMiaSanMia)."
"In the reel for ProDirectSoccer_France, Chevalier was asked to rank his top five goalkeepers of all time, for which he said Neuer was number one. For the PSG keeper, Neuer beat out (in descending order) the likes of Petr Čech, Edwin van der Sar, Thibaut Courtois, and Gianlugi Buffon. In the comments on the post, there were several accounts that questioned Chevalier's omission of former Spain and Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas."
"The Italian keeper played until he was 45 years old, while Van der Sar officially retired at age 40. Neuer will be 40 by the time this season is over for Bayern and there was even recently a clamoring for him to reconsider coming out of retirement for the German national team, but he is remaining firm on his stance to not go back."
Lucas Chevalier ranked Manuel Neuer as his number one goalkeeper, calling Neuer the GOAT and praising his longevity and modern style. Chevalier listed his top five as Neuer, Petr Čech, Edwin van der Sar, Thibaut Courtois, and Gianlugi Buffon. Several social-media users questioned the omission of Iker Casillas in Chevalier's list. Neuer approaches age 40 this season and remains active for Bayern Munich. Comparisons note Buffon played until 45 and van der Sar retired at 40. Bayern is open to another one-year extension for older players and has invested in Jonas Urbig as future goalkeeper depth.
Read at Bavarian Football Works
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