Overview
- FIFA abandoned its proposal to sell stakes in World Cup assets in early August, prompting FC Bayern president Herbert Hainer and other club leaders to demand a detailed review and possible consequences for governance failures.
- Bayern described their summer window as highly successful after signing Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown and selling more than ten players for over €40 million, a campaign Uli Hoeneß praised as a 'perfect transfer period'.
- Sporting director Max Eberl has received public backing from club elders and said he is 'ready to talk' about staying, but a supervisory‑board decision on his and CEO Jan‑Christian Dreesen’s futures is still pending later this month.
- On their Asia tour Bayern beat Jeju SK FC 2:1 while gradually reintegrating World Cup returnees; the club also extended Konrad Laimer’s contract to 2029 and invited 17‑year‑old Emile Witbooi from Cape Town City for a trial as part of ongoing youth recruitment.
- Manuel Neuer’s retirement has left Germany’s goalkeeper spot open under new coach Jürgen Klopp and Bayern’s Jonas Urbig is viewed as a frontrunner, a choice that will be shaped by club form, recent transfers and continued competition from experienced keepers such as Oliver Baumann.