Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer has revealed that he could be out for as long as six months. MANUEL NEUER has hinted that his much anticipated return to football, following his metatarsal fracture, may be more likely to be in March. Bayern Munich's favoured goalkeeper suffered the recurring injury during training in September, just four months after his initial set-back and looks to be facing six months on the sideline. Neuer and Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had hoped for a return in January, but when Neuer spoke to FCBayern.tv he said: "The wound has to stay clean and heal by itself.