Oliver Bierhoff: Manuel Neuer can become world’s best at Manchester United

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Germany general manager Oliver Bierhoff has claimed that Schalke captain Manuel Neuer can become the world’s best goalkeeper at Manchester United, and feels the time is right for the 25-year-old to make a switch to the Premier League.

Neuer has been linked with a move away from his parent club ever since current United ‘keeper Edwin van der Sar announced that he will be retiring come the end of the season, and the German international “has a big decision ahead of him”, according to Bierhoff, given Schalke’s travails in the Bundesliga.

Bierhoff reckons it is time for Neuer to further his career in pursuit of glory and follow the footsteps of his international team-mates Sami Khedira and Mesut Oezil, who both signed with Spanish giants Real Madrid last summer.

“Neuer has a big decision ahead of him but for sure he has the capability to follow someone like Edwin van der Sar at Man United,” said Bierhoff, according to The News of the World.

“I was a young player when I went to Italy and it was good for me and it’s been the same for Sami Khedira and Mesut Oezil going to Real Madrid.

“He has to play, that is the most important thing, but for sure he will fit into the English game if he went to United. He is an excellent goalkeeper and can become one of the best in the world.

“There is some pressure for him to stay at Schalke because it is his home club and he has already been there since he was a young boy so there will be some pressure if he goes to Bayern Munich especially.”