ramsej84 wrote:But why did we sign him?-
Because we can sign him and put him on the bench.

In deepest thoughts, the board probably was thinking about Neuer's potential slow decline by now, but the truth was and is, he will play 6 more years on top level and only another hard injury can take him away that luxury.
I won't be surprised if he plays like Gigi Buffon and Marco Ballotta in his 40's.