Overview
- Internal reviews question whether the roles of sporting board member Max Eberl and sporting director Christoph Freund overlap too much, raising doubts about keeping both long term.
- The supervisory board has not put expiring executive contracts on the agenda, and reports say any decisions will wait until the summer window opens for extensions.
- All three key deals for Eberl, CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, and Freund run to 2027, and Bayern rules allow formal extensions only within the final year of a contract.
- Saudi outlets reported that Al-Ittihad held talks with Eberl that stalled without a deal, a claim not confirmed by Bayern or Eberl, who recently said he sees his future in Munich.
- One scenario under consideration would have Dreesen work more closely with Freund if Eberl exits, and the club’s view of this summer’s transfer work could weigh on any decision.