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Florian Zahn Leaves Bayern Youth Scouting

The departure follows a board-backed reallocation of Campus authority to Sportdirektor Christoph Freund with scouting duties to be covered temporarily by existing club staff.

Overview

  • FC Bayern announced a mutual agreement to end its cooperation with Florian Zahn, the club’s head of youth scouting and squad planning who joined the Campus in 2019.
  • Zahn’s exit continues a broader overhaul at the FC Bayern Campus that recently included the preterm departure of head scout Nils Schmadtke.
  • Supervisory-board member Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge has said responsibility for the Campus was removed from Sportvorstand Max Eberl and placed under Sportdirektor Christoph Freund and Campus director Jochen Sauer.
  • The club says it will temporarily reassign scouting tasks to internal staff while it implements a wider reorganisation and evaluates permanent leadership options.
  • The Campus is Bayern’s main pipeline for first-team talent, so these changes could alter how the club identifies and develops prospects and may reshape decision-making around transfers and youth promotion.