Much like the case for Bayern Munich’s board member for sport Max Eberl, it’s looking like CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen is set to have his contract extended beyond 2027.
Per information from az’s Maximilian Koch (via @iMiaSanMia), the Bayern CEO is set to have a contract extension of 2-3 years after his future gets discussed in the supervisory board meeting between the club’s top brass. As is the case for Eberl, there aren’t really any doubts amongst the club’s hierarchy that his contract should be extended.
However, his case is a little bit more cut and dry than Eberl’s because there really hasn’t been as much uncertainty over his future at any given point during his tenure as CEO thus far like there has been with the board member for sport. At different periods, there were concerns regarding Eberl’s future that have now been put to bed as both he and Dreesen are set for extensions.
Looking back, when Dreesen was brought in to help steer the ship in the right direction following the dismissal of Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić, there were a lot of moving parts that had to be dealt with, but he took them all in stride. He played a part in helping the club land sport in director Christoph Freund as well as manager Vincent Kompany, which have both proven to be more than adequate acquisitions for the club with how things have gone. A much-needed level of stability has been established and maintained in the wake of both Kahn and Brazzo being axed by the club and there is positive harmony throughout the club’s hierarchy — something that has not always been the case with different power struggles that have existed in the leadership structure of the club and some of the managers they’ve tried to work with.
Dreesen has also been serving as vice chairman of the European Club Association (ECA) and the DFB managing board where he’s continuously represented Bayern as well as German football as a whole. He’s also chairman of the DFL Licensing Committee, which helps provide a strong level of continuity between his role at Bayern and his collective roles in German football as a whole — it’s a structure that works incredibly well for both the club, the DFL, and the DFB.
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