By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Manuel Neuer isn't thinking about retiring: 'I still feel needed'

Manuel Neuer wants to keep on playing as long as he feels needed and his body can cope with it.
Bayern München and Germany captain Manuel Neuer insists he's not thinking about retiring from football.

The 34-year-old still has two and a half years left on his contract with Bayern and says he's not considering hanging up his gloves anytime soon.

"I play because I enjoy it, and at the moment I still feel needed," Neuer told t-online.de and added:

"Let me put it this way. As long as my body is doing well and I'm needed, I won't think about retiring."

The former Schalke 04 goalkeeper has made a total of 414 appearances in the Bundesliga.

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