Bayern keeper Butt may play another season

Bayern keeper Butt may play another season

Published Mar. 29, 2011 12:46 p.m. ET

Veteran Bayern Munich goalkeeper Hans-Joerg Butt says he may continue his career into next season but won't make a decision until the summer.

The 36-year-old Butt was benched in favor of the younger Thomas Kraft midway through this season by outgoing Bayern coach Louis van Gaal.

But Butt, who was a reserve keeper for Germany at last year's World Cup, told Bayern's website Tuesday that ''I can certainly imagine continuing to play next year.''

Butt's contract expires at the end of the season. The player says he will wait to see how ''sporting developments'' pan out and then make a decision with the club and new coach Jupp Heynckes.

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