New era, sharp start
FC Bayern began preparations for the 2026–27 campaign on Monday under new head coach Vincent Kompany, setting a crisp pace built around performance diagnostics, a short training camp at Tegernsee and a staggered reintegration of World Cup returnees. The club outlined a clean, compartmentalized calendar: early arrivals on the pitch immediately, others funnelled through testing windows before the team decamps for Germany’s lake country, and a final wave scheduled to plug in once the Asia swing wraps.
The opening group on the grass at Säbener Straße features Sven Ulreich, Tom Bischof, João Palhinha, Bryan Zaragoza, Sacha Boey and Arijon Ibrahimović. Rehab remains the watchword for Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl, David Santos Daiber and Cassiano Kiala, who are being folded back into full work in stages.
Diagnostics, then Tegernsee
The bulk of Bayern’s World Cup contingent, including the Germany internationals, will undergo performance tests on 27 and 28 July before travelling individually to the Tegernsee camp. The club has opened the doors to supporters there, setting daily public sessions at 15:30 CEST from 27–30 July. The customary tune-up against FC Rottach-Egern is locked in for 30 July, with a free live stream on Bayern’s official channels keeping the wider audience in step with Kompany’s first touchlines in red.
Tour moves and staggered reinforcements
As the calendar turns, Bayern board for the Audi Summer Tour to Jeju and Hong Kong with a flight scheduled for 1 August. The next wave — Luis Díaz, Konrad Laimer and Josip Stanišić — is timed to link up ahead of departure. A final tranche of heavy hitters is ring-fenced to join after the squad returns from Asia: Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano. The same post-tour timeline applies to Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Ismael Saibari, as well as Gnabry and Karl — with that latter group slated to train in Munich.
The structure is deliberate: Kompany’s first pre-season is built to meter workloads, preserve legs that just navigated a global tournament and give the head coach clearer reads on available pieces. Early sessions offer a proving ground for depth and youth; late arrivals bring bearings and bite once the kilometres and combinations are already in motion.
Who’s where and when
- Available now: Ulreich, Bischof, Palhinha, Zaragoza, Boey, Ibrahimović.
- Rehab reintegration: Gnabry, Karl, Santos Daiber, Kiala.
- Pre-tour joiners: Díaz, Laimer, Stanišić.
- Post-Asia joiners: Kane, Olise, Upamecano, Musiala, Davies, Saibari, Gnabry, Karl (training in Munich).
Dates that matter
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27–28 July | Performance diagnostics for World Cup participants |
| 27–30 July | Tegernsee training camp; open sessions 15:30 CEST |
| 30 July | Friendly vs. FC Rottach-Egern (free live stream) |
| 1 August | Departure for Audi Summer Tour to Jeju and Hong Kong |
| Post-tour | Squad boosted by Kane, Olise, Upamecano; Musiala, Davies, Saibari; Gnabry and Karl train in Munich |
Early impressions, measured tempo
The headline here isn’t fireworks; it’s sequencing. Bayern are front-loading conditioning and clarity, then layering in star power once international legs recalibrate. Kompany’s first notes in Bavaria are about rhythm — getting the engine humming, then opening the throttle once the full orchestra is in the pit. For supporters watching the first touches from Tegernsee and the Asia dates to follow, the markers are clear: efficiency now, elevation later. The names will arrive. The foundation is the point.
