Regionalliga sudwest

Fritz Walter Medal: FC Bayern have secured the signing of midfielder Tom Bischof, 19, on a pre-contract on Tuesday. The German youth international will move on a free transfer from TSG Hoffenheim in the summer and receive a contract through to June 30, 2029.

Bischof is the youngest player to feature for Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, having been 16 years and 263 days old at his debut in March 2022.

Bischof started playing football at TSV Amorbach in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria. He was part of Hoffenheim’s prospects team by the age of six, while still playing for his hometown club. He finally made the move to Sinsheim when he was 10 before working his way through all of Hoffenheim’s youth teams. The midfielder was only 16 when he was first included in the first-team fold in the 2021/22 season.