"Jonas Urbig hasn't been getting a lot of matches for Bayern Munich so far this season, but he's stood firm every time he's been called upon by Vincent Kompany when Manuel Neuer has not been available. So far this season, the young keeper has made a total of five appearances across all competitions, all of which have been winning efforts for Bayern, the most recent of which coming in the 4-0 Bundesliga win at Heidenheim to end the first half of the season."
"Last season, due to a longer term injury to Neuer and Sven Ulreich not being available for large portions of the season due to personal reasons, Urbig played a total of twelve times in the second half of the season after Bayern brought him in from FC Köln in the winter transfer window. With the move, Bayern very much has the plan of Urbig being able to eventually become the long-term replacement for Neuer once he's no longer the bonafied starter for the German Rekordmeister."
"Michael Rechner, Christoph Freund, Max Eberl were all convinced that he would be a very strong goalkeeper in the future - for Germany too, not just for us. The boy has already learned a lot from Manuel Neuer, but has also worked an incredible amount in training. He is a real fighter. It is also his personality. He's never satisfied in training when his team loses,"
Jonas Urbig has made limited appearances for Bayern this season but has performed reliably in five winning matches, including a 4-0 win at Heidenheim. He played twelve matches last season after joining from FC Köln in the winter transfer window when Manuel Neuer was injured and Sven Ulreich was unavailable. Bayern views Urbig as a planned long-term replacement for Neuer once Neuer reduces his role. Vincent Kompany expressed strong confidence in Urbig, predicting a potential German national team call-up and praising his work ethic, learning from Neuer, fighting mentality, and dissatisfaction with losing in training. Urbig continues to train daily alongside Neuer at Säbener Straße while awaiting a future starting role.
Read at Bavarian Football Works
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