Bayern Munich goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt has announced he will retire at the end of the season should his club sign Manuel Neuer from Schalke.
"If Manuel comes, then he will play, and then I will retire at the highest level and look forward to doing something new and interesting," he told the Bild newspaper.
Bayern are still believed to be keen on signing the Germany number one, who has a contract until 2012 with Schalke.
Irrespective of whether the Neuer deal goes through, Butt acknowledges that at 36 his plans for retirement are already quite advanced.
"I have had a great career up to now," he added. "I don't feel any pressure that somebody will take my place sooner or later.
"I have always been interested in doing other things away from the football field.
"I am currently doing a distance-training course in business studies and economics and I am close to graduating with a BA.
"I think that some people are not fully prepared for retirement and they are badly prepared for what comes afterwards.
"If you don't have a plan, then you start to panic."
