FC Bayern is strengthening: Bishop and Tah Ready for club World Cup!

FC Bayern is strengthening: Bishop and Tah Ready for club World Cup!

USA - The 2024/25 football season for FC Bayern Munich has ended, but the next big tournament will begin shortly: the FIFA Club World Championship. This event will be held in a new format that comprises 32 participating teams and will take place in the United States for the first time in 2025. In order to be optimally prepared for the tournament, the Munich Association has signed two new players: Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof. Both actors are planned for the upcoming games of the club World Cup.

The agreement between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen regarding Jonathan Tah enables the player to switch to Bayern before his current contract has expired. In the case of Tom Bischof, who comes from TSG Hoffenheim, the situation is similar. The contracts of the two national players apply from the start of the club world championship. Max Eberl, sports director of FC Bayern, was satisfied with the quick agreements with the clubs involved and welcomed the new talents in the team. Loud Bavarianfootballworks.com the transfers came about to make the players ready for use as possible for the upcoming challenges as quickly as possible.

Earlier change for the club World Cup

Registration for the two players takes place shortly before the start of the club world championship on June 14, 2025. This is important, since the team will play its first games in the group phase on June 15 against Boca Juniors and on June 24th against Benfica Lisbon. According to Eberl, the availability of Tah and Bishop is crucial for the success of the club right at the beginning of the tournament.

The transfer sums for the two players have not been officially confirmed, but reports that the total fee is around 1 million euros, of which 750,000 euros on Jonathan Tah and 300,000 euros are omitted to Tom Bishop. Depending on the success of the club in the tournament, the costs could increase to up to 3 million euros. Bavaria also takes over the salaries of players for the month of June to make their entry into the team easier.

The new format of the club World Cup

With the reform of the FIFA Club World Championship, the previous format with seven teams, which consisted of the winners of the continental club competitions and a team from the host country, was replaced by a new system. In the future, 32 teams will compete that have to qualify through their continental competitions. The first phase of the tournament comprises eight groups, each with four teams, followed by a knockout system from the round of 16. The competition will take place every four years.

Overall, the reforms, the results of the years of discussions about the relevance of the World Cup and the low response, especially in Europe, want to counteract. Real Madrid remains the record winner in the history of the tournament with five titles, while the last edition in the old format took place in Saudi Arabia in December 2023.

For the players of FC Bayern Munich and their fans, the upcoming club World Cup becomes an exciting way to represent the club on an international stage, especially with the fresh wind that the new talents will bring.