Report: Bayern Munich plot a new, RB Salzburg inspired model for youth coaches

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 24: Sporting director Christoph Freund of FC Bayern Muenchen attends a press conference at Saebener Straße before the Bundesliga match against 1. FSV Mainz 05. On April 24, 2026 in Munich, Germany.

(Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images) | FC Bayern via Getty Images Bayern Munich’s youth system continues to revamp under the stewardship of sporting director Christoph Freund. Now that he has sole control of the FC Bayern Campus without board member for sport Max Eberl’s input, he is taking big swing after big swing to restructure it in his vision.

He brought his own director in, he is letting go of a lot of the coaches at the Campus for fresh blood and is reportedly bringing back a former Bayern icon to manage the U-23s. But this is not just about the individual moves Freund is making. The philosophy he brings from his successful days in charge of RB Salzburg and their feeder club, FC Liefering, is being used to change things at the FC Bayern Campus.

Which is existentially terrifying, because Red Bull is an evil company. But perhaps Bayern can learn from their successes and evolve with the help with one of their former top employees. Bild reports, as captured by @iMiaSanMia , that Freund has established a brand new philosophy for the U-23s’s coaches: The appointment of Dante as new FC Bayern II head coach marks the start of a new strategy by the club.