Manchester United can still step in and trump Bayern Munich for Manuel Neuer.
The Schalke No1 is also interesting Arsenal as Bayern dither over meeting the player's asking price.
"I don't really think we are going to find a quick agreement," Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told the Bild newspaper.
"And I am also not convinced that Bayern and Schalke will find a price which suits them both, but we will have to wait and see - the transfer window is still open for four more months."
