On Friday, Christoph Freund will take over the vacant post as sporting director of FC Bayern. Before taking office on Säbener Straße, Hasan Salihamidzic’s successor will be officially presented on Wednesday morning.
sport.de accompanies the press conference today from 10:30 a.m. in detail live blog.
+++ It starts at 10:30 a.m.! +++
We’re expecting the new Bayern sports director on the podium soon!
+++ From RB Salzburg to FC Bayern +++
In 2013, Christoph Freund hung up his football boots. The Austrian had already taken on a post at Red Bull Salzburg during his active career in the lower divisions in his home country. There he was initially responsible as team manager before being promoted to sports coordinator in 2012.
In 2015, the 46-year-old took over the post of sports director from Ralf Rangnick, which he held until the end. During his tenure Freund engineered the RB record sales of Dominik Szoboszlai, Brenden Aaronson and Karim Adeyemi, among others. But the former midfielder also lured later superstars like Erling Haaland and Sadio Mané to Salzburg. Which stars does Freund want to bring to Bayern?
+++ Freund takes over at FC Bayern on September 1st +++
In July, FC Bayern made the commitment of Christoph Freund as the new sporting director perfect. The Austrian will not take office until next Friday, when the transfer window is closed. After all, the 46-year-old first had to complete the squad planning for RB Salzburg, where he had been active in management for 17 years.
The new strong man on the Isar had already expressed big goals before he took office. “Bayern Munich is one of the biggest clubs in the world. The goal is to win the Champions League. That requires a different mix than in Salzburg,” said Freund in the “Sky” format “Talk & Tore Exclusive”. Will the Austrian lead the record champions back to the top of Europe?