Overview
- Sport Bild and Transfermarkt report Bayern plan to extend Karl to 2031 with a salary uplift to roughly €5–7 million per year, going beyond his automatic extension to 2029 when he turns 18.
- Karl apologized to club leaders after his fanclub remarks, and Max Eberl and Christoph Freund said the matter is closed and that he feels very comfortable at Bayern.
- The 17-year-old answered on the pitch in a 5–0 friendly at RB Salzburg with two goals and an assist after coming on at halftime.
- Dayot Upamecano said he has no deadline in his contract talks, while CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen confirmed Bayern have made and improved an offer.
- Max Eberl indicated Sacha Boey could leave in January given full-back depth, and Wolfsburg said Denis Vavro apologized for an off-field incident the club is handling internally as a federation review is possible.