Allen Junior Lambé is attracting interest from several top European clubs. However, FC Bayern has turned down offers and has a clear development plan for the talented midfielder.
In the coming years, FC Bayern aims to have more of its own youth players make the leap to the first team. Alongside talents like Maycon Cardozo, Tim Binder, and Bastian Assomo, Allen Junior Lambé is among the players whom the club’s officials at the training campus have high hopes for.
There have already been concrete opportunities for a transfer involving the 17-year-old. As reported at the time, several prominent European clubs—including Atalanta Bergamo, AS Roma, and Olympique Marseille— were interested in the midfielder. However, the corresponding offers were rejected.
The reason: According to information from FCBinside, Munich has a clear plan for Lambé. The homegrown talent is expected to continue taking the next step in his development with the German record champions and is firmly slated to play for the U23 team next season.
Lambé is set to develop at Bayern
After the 1.89-meter-tall midfielder most recently played primarily for the U19 team, he is set to play under new U23 coach Dante in the future. Lambé is firmly in the plans there.
Lambé is physically strong, athletic, and has great stamina. At the same time, he can play both as a defensive midfielder and as an attacking midfielder.
At the same time, the young talent is expected to continue gaining playing experience at the international youth level and showcase his skills in the Youth League. How quickly the next steps follow will depend on his further development. In any case, a premature move abroad is not currently considered the right path.
The fact that Lambé did not get the chance to showcase his skills to Vincent Kompany alongside other Campus players during the Audi Summer Tour is not viewed as a setback.
Injury before the Asia tour
While Binder, Cardozo, and Assomo traveled to Asia with the pros and gained valuable experience there, Lambé had to sit out due to a muscle injury. He had sustained the injury before the trip.
Prior to that, the youngster had certainly caught the attention of the first-team staff. Lambé had already participated in first-team training on several occasions and was able to showcase his skills to Kompany and his coaching staff.
FC Bayern had already extended his contract in November on a long-term basis through 2028. This puts the Munich club in a comfortable position. Rather than letting Lambé go prematurely, the plan is to develop him within the club’s own system first. The path forward is clearly mapped out: After making the move from the U19s to the U23s, it remains to be seen how quickly the 17-year-old can make his way into the professional ranks.
Examples such as Aleksandar Pavlovic and Lennart Karl have shown in recent years that the leap from the academy to the first team is possible. Lambé is now expected to first lay the groundwork in the U23s to prove himself ready for higher-level challenges.