FC Bayern brings in young talent Artur Degraf – contract for 3 years!

FC Bayern brings in young talent Artur Degraf – contract for 3 years!

FC Bayern Munich has brought a new winger on board: 18-year-old Artur Degraf is moving from the SSV Ulm U19 team to the Munich team. Degraf, who was born on July 22, 2006 in Biberach an der Riß, signed a long-term contract for three years Merkur.de reported. His impressive performances in the U19 Bundesliga speak for themselves: in the 2024/25 season he scored a whopping 14 goals in 22 appearances and added eight more goals. This means the young talent has a remarkable average of 0.64 hits per game.

Degraf, who is 1.83 meters tall and prefers to play with his right foot, feels most comfortable on the left wing. But he can also shine on the right side. He started his football career in the youth ranks of FV Biberach before moving to Ulm in 2021 after stints at SSV Biberach and FV Ravensburg. With a move to FC Bayern Munich, Degraf now has the chance to take the next step in his career.

Focus on talent development

FC Bayern would like to focus more on talent in the future in order to promote fresh potential and at the same time avoid high transfer expenses. Given the injuries to professional players like Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito, new opportunities are opening up for young talents like Degraf to prove themselves in the professional squad. Sports director Christoph Freund emphasizes the need to give these talents playing minutes, while Degraf will initially be used in the second team. The aim is for him to be able to play his way into the first team with strong performances.

The decision in favor of Degraf fits into the strategy of FC Bayern, which has one of the best youth academies in Germany with its FC Bayern Campus. How Fussballfieber.de reports that the Bundesliga clubs invest large sums in youth work every year. Players like Toni Kroos and Bastian Schweinsteiger made their way through the Bavarian youth academy, and current talents like Jamal Musiala also characterize the professional concept.

A look into the future

The signing of Artur Degraf could represent another successful chapter in the long tradition of developing talent at Bayern Munich. The club has a good knack for developing young players, and with Degraf there is a good chance that another promising player will make it into the first team. Fans can look forward to seeing how the young striker develops in the coming months. Time will tell whether the new addition can take Bayern further along the path to new successes.