Bayern Munich sign Senegalese teenager Bara Sapoko Ndiaye on permanent basis
Bayern Munich have signed Senegalese midfielder Bara Sapoko Ndiaye on a permanent basis after the teenager impressed Vincent Kompany while on loan from Gambian club Gambinos Stars Africa last season.
The 18-year-old has signed a five-year contact through to June 2031, after initially joining Germany's record champions on loan in January.
"Today is a very big day for me and all my family. I want to learn every day from all these great players here at Bayern and try to help the team," said Ndiaye, who represented Senegal at the FIFA World Cup 2026. "It’s a dream come true for me, I’m very happy and I also want to be an example to other young players, like my team-mates at Gambinos Stars, that you can make it to one of the biggest teams in the world."
Handed his Bundesliga debut against St. Pauli on Matchday 29 of the 2025/26 campaign, Ndiaye went on to make four top flight appearances under Vincent Kompany last term.
Having secured his services for the foreseeable future, Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund heaped praise on the youngster, saying: "Bara is a great footballer, who’s found his feet in a completely new environment at Bayern in a very short space of time and earned the acceptance of the team very quickly. We’ve observed him for a long time, he was captain of his team, has made impressive progress over the last 24 months and built on that in Munich."
Freund continued: "As a central midfielder, Bara relies on his dynamism and speed on the ball. He’s an intelligent player and also brilliant off the pitch. He already speaks decent German and has integrated into our team within a very short time."
Bayern begin their 2026/27 against Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on 22 August, before kicking off the defence of their Bundesliga title, against VfB Stuttgart, a week later.
