Fulham transfer news: European giants 'shortlist' Bernd Leno for backup role

Bayern Munich person reportedly emerged arsenic a imaginable suitor for Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno.

Manuel Neuer is inactive regarded arsenic Vincent Kompany's first-choice enactment astatine the Allianz Arena, having featured successful 5 of the club's 7 competitory games this season.

However, Neuer, who volition crook 40 successful March, is expected to bring the curtain down connected his glittering vocation astatine the extremity of the season. 

That would unfastened the doorway for 23-year-old Jonas Urbig to instrumentality implicit the fig 1 spot from Bayern's long-serving goalkeeper.

But with Sven Ulreich besides apt to retire, Bayern would request to motion a caller goalkeeper who could beryllium a beardown fig 2 for Urbig.

Bayern adhd Leno to transportation shortlist

According to Bild, Bayern person utilized the existent planetary model to clasp interior talks astir imaginable goalkeeper targets.

The Bavarians person added Leno's sanction to their database of options, sensing a woody would not beryllium excessively hard to agree.

The goalkeeper has entered the last 12 months of his contract, though Fulham bash person an enactment to widen by a further year.

Despite holding an option, Fulham would conflict to bid a important interest should Bayern travel calling adjacent summer.

There is simply a consciousness that the 34-year-old goalkeeper would beryllium unfastened to the imaginable of ending his vocation backmost location successful Germany. 

Leno's value to Fulham

While Leno whitethorn beryllium entering the second stages of his career, helium remains an integral portion of the Fulham squad and is inactive the undisputed fig 1 successful his 5th play with the club.

Leno has helped found Fulham backmost successful the apical formation with 33 cleanable sheets successful 155 top-flight appearances.

If helium were to depart, the Cottagers would look a pugnacious task of uncovering a goalkeeper who tin lucifer Leno's prime and consistency.