FC Bayern Munich have completed the signing of Ismael Saibari from PSV Eindhoven, with the deal potentially reaching €55 million over a five-year contract. The 25-year-old Moroccan international arrives at the Allianz Arena on the back of a 2026 FIFA World Cup that made it very difficult for anyone in European football to look away.
Sporting director Christoph Freund praised Saibari’s versatility, intensity, bravery, goal threat, and mentality as qualities that would prove valuable both for the squad and for the supporters.
What made Saibari impossible to ignore
The World Cup was, essentially, a six-week audition that Saibari passed with distinction. He earned back-to-back Man of the Match awards during Morocco’s group-stage campaign, scored in multiple group matches, and then delivered the decisive penalty in a shootout against the Netherlands.
His record at PSV Eindhoven gives the World Cup numbers some structural weight behind them. Across 142 appearances for the Dutch club, Saibari contributed 42 goals and 29 assists. He also won three consecutive Eredivisie titles during his time in Eindhoven.
