It’s finally starting up again: FC Bayern will begin preparations for the new season right after the 2026 World Cup final. However, some stars won’t be joining the team at first.
At Säbener Straße, which is currently undergoing extensive renovations, performance tests for the Bayern pros are on the agenda. Here, players like Tom Bischof—who didn’t participate in the 2026 World Cup—will have the chance to make a first impression.
Numerous World Cup participants will join training later; Lennart Karl, who is still in rehab, will also take a little longer to return, even though he’s already back on the ball and making great progress.
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Incidentally, one of the World Cup players has already been spotted at the training facility recently. That player is Alphonso Davies. The Canadian left-footed player, who played only one game at the World Cup after suffering a muscle injury at the end of the season, is now set to be gradually brought back to his top form.
The World Cup participants from Germany—namely the core group around Joshua Kimmich and Jamal Musiala—will begin training before the Asian tour, which starts on August 1. They, too, will be brought back up to speed step by step, but they’re joining the team quite early on.
The first World Cup star to miss the start of training and then rejoin the squad will likely be Min-jae Kim. He was eliminated early; South Korea’s run ended in the group stage. The DFB players Konrad Laimer and Hiroki Ito are expected to follow shortly thereafter.
Harry Kane, Dayot Upamecano, and Michael Olise will join the squad only after the Asian tour. As for Ismael Saibari, who reached the quarterfinals with Morocco, it remains to be seen whether he’ll join the team for the preseason tour. He sustained an injury in the round of 16 that will need to be monitored on a week-to-week basis.
The first friendly match will take place on July 25 against Wehen Wiesbaden, followed by a training camp at Lake Tegernsee. This will be followed by friendlies against Rottach-Egern, Jeju SK, Aston Villa, and RB Leipzig, before the Super Cup against BVB on August 22.