Max Eberl uses past experience as Bayern Munich youth player to help guide campus players

"In Christoph [Freund], Vinnie [Kompany] and me, you've got three people responsible who all had to come through the youth ranks. We are cautious but also careful. Lennart Karl is the rising star at the moment. We also have a lot of lads who train with the first team on a regular basis,"

"It's great to have lads like that playing in [friendly against] Salzburg and to see that the quality is there. It's important for each individual to find the right next step for them. We consider each player individually. It's important that they get playing time if we loan them out."

Max Eberl joined Bayern Munich's youth system at seven and spent 14 years progressing through every youth level to the U-23s, making one difficult first-team start. He later moved to VfL Bochum and then to Borussia Mönchengladbach before retiring and becoming Bayern's board member for sport two decades later. He now oversees youth integration and emphasizes individualized development paths, cautious decision-making, and the importance of playing time. He highlights Lennart Karl as a rising star, values regular first-team training and friendlies to assess quality, and keeps loans and permanent moves on the table to gain experience.

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