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Bayern Set to Approve Early Contract Extension for Max Eberl

Transfer successes and a Supercup win have eased earlier reservations and strengthened support for continuity in the club’s sporting leadership.

Overview

  • The club’s nine-member supervisory board is due to meet on Tuesday to decide on early contract renewals, with multiple reports saying a new deal for sport director Max Eberl through mid-2029 is expected to be approved.
  • Eberl’s position recovered after a strong transfer window and the Supercup victory, moves that senior figures including Uli Hoeneß now praise as decisive in shifting opinion in his favor.
  • The board will also discuss CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen’s future, though reports indicate his extension could be approved later if the panel does not reach consensus at the same meeting.
  • Internal criticism of Eberl has focused on costly player renewals for Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich, creating tension between sporting ambition and financial scrutiny inside the club.
  • The meeting may revisit the planned sale of the final 5% Viessmann stake—worth roughly €250 million to the AG—and the club will soon face another major task: negotiating a new contract with striker Harry Kane.