The summer transfer window has been closed for just over a month, but behind the scenes at FC Bayern, planning for the upcoming transfer periods has long been underway. As reported by the Abendzeitung München, the German record champions were represented by several officials at a transfer summit in Unterföhring.
Of particular interest: Bastian Wernscheid, the right-hand man of sporting director Max Eberl, also attended the event. The 36-year-old works largely behind the scenes at FC Bayern but is apparently closely involved in transfer matters.
The meeting was organized by TransferRoom. The platform brings together clubs and agents worldwide and regularly hosts networking events where potential transfers, loan deals, and other personnel matters are discussed.
Eberl’s confidant conducts transfer talks behind the scenes
Wernscheid initially worked in Bayern’s team management between 2021 and 2023 and was subsequently promoted to assistant to the executive board. His responsibilities now also include liaising with agents and other clubs.
According to information from the Abendzeitung München, Wernscheid is regarded within the industry as a well-connected power broker. At the meeting in Unterföhring, he took the opportunity to exchange ideas with other participants. Contact information was exchanged, and potential follow-up discussions were arranged.
From Bayern’s perspective, however, the focus was by no means exclusively on potential new signings. For top European clubs in particular, finding buyers for their own players also plays an important role at such events.
“For the big clubs, the focus is often much more on player departures than on recruitment,” TransferRoom representative Tom Seeger explained to the AZ.
The fact that this issue is relevant for Bayern was already evident during the past summer transfer window. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge recently revealed that the Munich club had actually wanted to sell João Palhinha, Sacha Boey, Bryan Zaragoza, and Alexander Nübel. “Together, we had expected a package that would bring in between 60 and 70 million euros. In the end, it brought in 20 million,” Rummenigge explained. Bayern was unable to find a suitable buyer for Boey in particular.
Bayern could already be exploring the winter transfer market
With more than 800 affiliated clubs from over 140 leagues, TransferRoom enables the Munich-based club to further expand its international network. In addition to sales, potential loan destinations for Bayern’s young talents may also have played a role.
However, no concrete conclusions about individual transfer targets can be drawn from participation in the summit. It is nevertheless interesting that the market is already being analyzed with an eye toward the winter transfer window.
According to TransferRoom’s data, center backs, left backs, and wingers could be in particularly high demand this winter. Two of these positions are of particular interest to Bayern: Depending on potential departures, there may be a need to act in central defense, and the left wing is also considered a position that club officials are monitoring.
The fact that Bayern is making early contacts is in line with their general approach. After the transfer window closes, the focus at Säbener Straße shifts to the next one—and Eberl’s inner circle is apparently already scouting the market intensively.