FC Bayern Munich: inauguration of the new training centre, and new naming rights for Allianz

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) inaugurated the "FC Bayern Campus", its new training centre located north of Munich (Germany), on 21/08/2017. This centre, which represents an investment of "a €70m project in terms of construction cost alone, was built in 22 months and commenced operations on 01/08/2017".

"This campus will be another crucial foundation for the future of FC Bayern, another trademark of our club. Through clever tactics FC Bayern aim to train talents even better at this youth academy than at the Säbener Strasse training facility, which burst at the seams. The new FC Bayern Campus will also provide one answer to the current transfer madness and the explosion of salaries," stated Uli Hoeneß. president of Bayern Munich, on 21/08/2017.

"We're happy our longstanding sponsor is also our partner for the Allianz FC Bayern Akademie, which is the academy building and the core of the facility," added the Bayern president. Allianz, a major partner and minority shareholder of the club, already holds the naming rights of the stadium of Bayern Munich (Allianz Arena, 75,000 capacity…