Official: Bayern Munich inks Austrian midfield phenom

12 February 2026, Bavaria, Munich: The logo and lettering of FC Bayern Munich can be seen on the facade of a fan store in the city center of Munich (Bavaria, Germany). FC Bayern München AG is a German soccer company that operates the professional soccer division of FC Bayern Munich. An FC Bayern Store is the official fan store of FC Bayern Munich, which sells a wide range of merchandise such as fan articles, jerseys and merchandise products.

Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images) Per an announcement from the club on its website , Bayern Munich has signed prized Austrian midfield phenom Matteo Maric from RB Salzburg’s academy: FC Bayern Munich have signed Austrian youth international Matteo Maric. The 16-year-old will join the FC Bayern Campus from RB Salzburg’s academy this summer and has signed a long-term contract with the German record champions. Born in Linz, he has been playing for the Red Bulls’ youth academy since 2024 and most recently featured for their U18 team.

Jochen Sauer, Director of Youth Development: “We have been observing Matteo for an extended period. He is one of the most promising talents of his age group in Austria, and we are convinced that he will be a valuable addition to our academy. We are delighted that Matteo will be taking his next steps towards the transition phase at our campus and are very excited to see how he develops with us.

” Bayern Munich also made the announcement official via social media as well: Servus, Matteo! 👋🇦🇹 Offensivtalent Matteo #Maric wechselt im Sommer an den #FCBayernCampus und hat beim #FCBayern einen langfristigen Vertrag unterschrieben. 🤝 👉 https://t.