Manuel Neuer does not waste a thought on his last international match before the upcoming European Football Championship.
His DFB career should rather continue under the new national coach Hansi Flick.
"I have no plans to end my national team career," said the captain and goalkeeper of the DFB team on Saturday in Seefeld.
"For me personally it is the case that I always have fun and enjoy playing for the national team, that it makes me proud and that I will still be happy to wear the jersey in the future when I am fine." The Bayern professional feels Even at the age of 35 they continue to be “very fit and productive”.
New are still two international games missing to be the first German goalkeeper ever to move into the club of the hundreds.
Joachim Löw, who has been working with the Gelsenkirchen native since 2009, has already ennobled his captain as a special footballer and person.
"From the first moment he was with us, I had the feeling that one day it would be a really great goalkeeper in the world," said the national coach at the EM preparatory camp in the Tyrolean Alps.
"He is a great person of respect"
Neuer has not only confirmed his high quality at every tournament, "even at the 2018 World Cup, when he had problems in advance," emphasized Löw: "I have the feeling that he is getting even better and better." World goalkeeper is still learning: "Meanwhile he has a complete goalkeeping behavior."
Neuer is also the clear number one at this European Championship.
The DFB coaches have not yet decided who will be his deputy after the failure of Marc-André ter Stegen, Bernd Leno or Kevin Trapp.
As a person, Neuer is “always open, honest and communicative, very positive and extremely professional.
He sets an example of what he does in his job, ”praised the national coach.
He also fulfills the role of captain in an exemplary manner: "He is a great person to be respected."
For his part, Rio world champion Neuer knows about Löw's role as his sponsor.
At the upcoming EM it is also about giving the outgoing national coach a “great farewell”, emphasized Neuer.
This is what he has "written on the flag" personally.
After the European Championship, Löw will be replaced by his former assistant Flick, with whom Neuer recently celebrated numerous successes at Bayern.
"Everyone knows that I have a very good relationship with Hansi Flick," said the keeper.
"I think it's a good decision from those in charge at the DFB and that you can look forward to a good coach."
Neuer currently has 98 international matches and could reach the magic 100 in the friendly matches before the EM. This number makes him "very proud". "As a goalkeeper in particular, it is not that easy to play so many international matches," said the 2014 world champion: "I've been looking at it a bit in recent years."