The Bayern Munich training center is operating at full capacity. Trusting young people more and more, the Bavarian club can rely on elements like Josip Stanisic, Alekssandar Pavlovic, Jamal Musiala and Lennart Karl. Enough to see good prospects for the best talents of the academy. Among them, we find a 16-year-old striker who participated in his first training session with the Bayern Munich first team on Tuesday, Philipp von Taube.
Playing for the Bayern Munich U17 team, he made 21 appearances for 17 goals and 4 assists. Interesting figures for this physical profile (1.91 m) and devilishly effective. Last Saturday, he scored a hat-trick against Nuremberg in U17. A new successful performance which pushed Vincent Kompany to summon him. A choice far from trivial according to Bild. Arriving at the end of his contract in June, Philipp von Taube is in discussions to extend with the German club who are ready to provide him with more opportunities to gain experience with the first team and thus slowly get closer to his professional debut.
A prodigy with noble lineage
Ready to provide him with a development plan, Bayern Munich, which appreciates the profile of this versatile striker capable of playing in the center or in support, knows that many German and European clubs are in the running. Moreover, the player’s representative is the same as that of Adin Licina (19 years old) who left Bayern Munich this winter for Juventus. However, the signals are rather positive for Bayern Munich which seems to have a very interesting profile for the future.
In addition to his qualities as a footballer, Philipp von Taube is distinguished by his name. Not by affiliation with a football legend, but by belonging to the great aristocratic Von Taube family. German-Baltic noble family which extended to Sweden, Poland, Finland, Russia, Denmark, Germany and the Baltic countries, the Von Taube have been renowned for several centuries. Heinrich von Taube was a 16th-ranked high marshal of Saxony while Hedwig Ulrike Taube von Odenkat was the mistress of King Frederick I of Sweden in the 18th century.
An important legacy for Philipp von Taube who, despite his aristocratic origins, is far from leading a worldly life. Indeed, the nobility was abolished in 1919 in Germany and the titles no longer offer social privileges. In addition, the young player’s parents both work full time and would have passed on to their son a sense of modesty. Not having an Instagram account and focusing primarily on performance rather than fame, Philipp von Taube appeals to Bayern Munich also for his personality. Enough to imagine him quickly gaining more importance within the Bavarian club.
