Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof join Bayern for Club World Cup

Bayern will have new signings Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof available to them for the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA after the club reached agreements with Bayer Leverkusen and Hoffenheim to allow the Germany internationals to join in time for the tournament.

Max Eberl, board member for sport: “We're happy we could reach agreements with Leverkusen and Hoffenheim, and that both Jonathan and Tom are now part of our squad. Both will expand our options at the Club World Cup. We're all very excited for this new tournament in the USA, where we want to have a say in the title.”

The team fly to Orlando tomorrow, where they will be based during the Club World Cup. The opening match is on 14 June, with Bayern kicking off their group stage against Auckland City of New Zealand in Cincinnati the following day. The Bavarians then face Argentina’s Boca Juniors in Miami on 19 June and Benfica of Portugal in Charlotte on 24 June.

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