Gnabry extended at Bayern

FC Bayern will present the future team to its fans on Saturday. At the team presentation, the newcomers will be shown to the general public for the first time.

• FC Bayern Munich will present its new team on Saturday
• Serge Gnabry extended at FC Bayern: Offensive star signs until 2026
• Thunderous applause! king transfer Sadio Mané appears in front of the fans for the first time

Update from July 16, 6:16 p.m.: An extremely eventful day at FC Bayern is slowly coming to an end. Serge Gnabry stays, Robert Lewandowski goes. Hasan Salihamdzic also sees an opportunity in this: “The departure of Lewa can also be a liberation for the other guys. His scorer points must now be spread over several shoulders,” he said at a press conference.

Apparently, FC Bayern does not want to sign a Lewandowski successor. “We have Sadio, Leroy, King, Serge, Thomas, Jamal, Choupo. Moderating that is a big task. a huge quality. In training you have already seen what can be done. We’re in a very good position,” said Salihamidzic.

Update from July 16, 5:41 p.m.: A test match between the “FC Bayern World Squad” and their own U19s is now taking place on the pitch. The press conference with the newcomers Noussair Mazraoui and Ryan Gravenberch runs parallel to this. Oliver Kahn, Herbert Hainer and Hasan Salihamidzic will be there.

Update from July 16, 5:08 p.m.: Well, the official training session in the Allianz Arena is over. Now there’s fun shooting with Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich and Lucas Hernandez. Plus an NFL team, including ex-professional Björn Werner and ran moderator “Icke”. The background? Sure, the NFL game in the Allianz Arena in the fall.

Mazraoui enthusiastic about FC Bayern: “I just thought: “Wow”

Update from July 16, 4:32 p.m.: During the drinking breaks at a warm 26 degrees in the Allianz Arena, a few stars keep coming to Stephan Lehmann for an interview: “I love the city, it’s really cool here,” said newcomer Ryan Gravenberch, who stated that he was with Mazraoui been walking here in Munich a few times. But the arena impressed him the most: “When I first came onto the field and saw this stadium, I just thought: Wow!”

Update from July 16, 4:15 p.m.: Now the game is in the right form. Julian Nagelsmann plays eleven against eleven. The teams line up as follows:
Team Gelb: Neuer – Mazraoui, Pavard, Nianzou, Wanner – Kimmich, Sabitzer – Vidovic, Gnabry, Coman – Mane
Team Without: Ulreich – Stanisic, Upamecano, Hernandez, Davies – Goretzka, Gravenberch – Musiala, Müller, Sané – Zirkzee

Update from July 16, 4:05 p.m.: The official training session in the Allianz Arena is now underway. Sadio Mané, who is celebrated with singing performances by some Senegalese fans, wears a yellow shirt. Like Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich.

Serge Gnabry extends FC Bayern: Offensive star signs until 2026

Update from July 16, 3:23 p.m.: Serge Gnabry is the last player to step onto the lawn. Not without reason! The offensive star wears the jersey with the “2026” – so the extension of his contract, which expires in 2023, is perfect!

Thunderous applause! King transfer Sadio Mané appears in front of the fans for the first time

Updated July 16, 3:20 p.m: It gets really loud now, of course, when Sadio Mané steps onto the grass of the Allianz Arena. FC Bayern’s new superstar is enthusiastically celebrated by the supporters.

Update from July 16, 3:11 p.m.: Lucas Hernandez received a noticeable amount of applause when stadium announcer Stephan Lehmann announced FC Bayern’s number 21. The applause also grew noticeably louder for the first newcomer, Noussair Mazraoui.

Update from July 16, 3:07 p.m.: After a countdown, the team comes marching into the arena on field. Of course, Manuel Neuer will start things off. “I’m very glad you all came. We’re looking forward to the new season and want to attack again,” said the captain.

Update from July 16, 2:52 p.m.: “We’re very happy with the transfers, we’ve achieved everything by filling every position the way we wanted,” FCB President Herbert Hainer is very happy with the current squad: “And maybe something else will come up. “

What does Hasan Salihamidzic say, who is now being questioned by Lehmann after the intense summer? “We’re proud that we have the team together like this,” said the FCB sporting director: “We’ve made something of the age structure. Now let’s see, the transfer phase is still a little longer.” But nobody mentions the name de Ligt.

FC Bayern team presentation in the live ticker: tz.de is live in the Alliaz Arena

Update from July 16, 2:41 p.m.: Hello from the Allianz Arena! So far there hasn’t been that much going on in the stadium, it’s definitely not sold out. Two FC Bayern players are currently being interviewed. Oliver Kahn, Herbert Hainer and Hasan Salihamidzic are already standing nearby and are eagerly waiting to answer questions from stadium announcer Stephan Lehmann. Are they talking about Lewandowski, Gnabry or de Ligt?

Update from July 16, 2:09 p.m.: FC Bayern’s team presentation in the Allianz Arena will start soon. The players had one training session beforehand, but coach Julian Nagelsmann traveled individually with his Vespa. The 34-year-old arrived at the Fröttmaninger Arena in pink slippers. The supporting program with the Bayern pros will start at 2.15 p.m. and the official presentation of the team will follow at 3 p.m.

First report from July 16:

Munich – FC Bayern will start the new season on Saturday afternoon. Thousands of fans are expected at the team presentation in the Allianz Arena, they are all eagerly awaiting the presentation of the squad for the coming season. Robert Lewandowski will be absent due to his imminent move to Barcelona, ​​but Bayern fans see three newcomers Sadio Mané, Noussair Mazraoui and Ryan Gravenberch.

FC Bayern: Team presentation on Saturday in the ticker – Élber and Pizarro also there

From 1 p.m. the gates of the Fröttmaninger Arena will open for fans who had to secure tickets for the event in advance. The supporters have the opportunity to take part in various challenges on the Esplanade, and from 1.45 p.m. the first highlight of the day awaits them: the two legendary former Bayern strikers Giovane Élber and Claudio Pizarro will be available for an autograph session and fulfill the fans’ wishes .

The supporting program with the current Bayern players begins at 2.15 p.m., with the first interviews being conducted with the pros. From 3 p.m. the time has come for the new squad to be presented. This is the first time the newcomers have entered the Allianz Arena in front of cheering spectators. After the one-hour presentation, Julian Nagelsmann will invite his stars to an unusual training session on the stadium lawn.

FC Bayern: NFL guests at the team presentation – U19 test match afterwards

After the training session, the entertainment program continues. The Bayern professionals, together with club icon Giovane Élber and representatives of the NFL team Seattle Seahawks, devote themselves to further challenges, such as a penalty shootout against Manuel Neuer or a joint crossbar. The Seahawks will play a season game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Munich’s Allianz Arena in mid-November, so the team presentation will once again be used to promote the football event.

From 5.30 p.m. the Bayern pros’ event will draw to a close, with a press conference at the end featuring Noussair Mazraoui and Ryan Gravenberch, the two newcomers from Ajax Amsterdam. Afterwards, the fans can look forward to a test match between the so-called FC Bayern World Squad, a team made up of international talent, and the U19s of the record champions.

Florian Schimak/ajr reports from the Allianz Arena