Pep Guardiola SERIOUSLY wanted to play Manuel Neuer in midfield | OneFootball

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed that Pep Guardiola seriously wanted to play Manuel Neuer in midfield during his time at the club.

Guardiola is well-known to favour a goalkeeper who is good with his feet, with Victor Valdes, Neuer and Ederson all starring under his tutelage.

And now it’s been revealed by the Bayern head honcho that Pep really did want to turn his shot-stopper into an outfield player but was eventually persuaded not to.

“I still remember how, after winning the championship, Pep Guardiola seriously had the idea to play him [Neuer] in midfield for a game,” Rummenigge told the club’s official matchday magazine.

“Only with great effort was I able to dissuade Pep from this idea, which some people would perhaps have interpreted as arrogance on our part. But I am convinced: Manu would have cut a good figure in midfield, too.”

Just imagine.