Overview
- FC Bayern announced on Wednesday that sporting director Christoph Freund has signed a contract running to 30 June 2029 to match recent extensions for the club’s CEO and board sporting director.
- The club framed the move as locking in a stable sporting leadership group to guide transfer decisions, first‑team planning, and the FC Bayern Campus youth pathway.
- CEO Jan‑Christian Dreesen and board member for sport Max Eberl both praised Freund’s role in sporting decisions and his working relationship with head coach Vincent Kompany.
- Freund said he is ‘very happy’ to stay and described the role as a labour of love while stressing there is more the club wants to achieve on the pitch and in player development.
- Freund joined Bayern in summer 2023 after 17 years at RB Salzburg and has been part of a period that produced two Bundesliga titles, a DFB‑Pokal and two German Supercups, which Bayern say underpins their decision to prioritise continuity.