Bayern give teenage midfielder Fein professional contract

Munich, July 7: Bayern Munich have signed a three-year professional contract with their home-grown midfield talent Adrian Fein.

"Adrian is a home-grown Bayern talent. He has great qualities and is one of the best players of our Under-23 team. We will introduce him step by step to our first team," Bayern's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said on Friday.

Fein joined Bayern Munich in the summer 2007 and played his way through all youth teams, reported Xinhua news agency.

"It is a great feeling. My first professional contact with Bayern is my confirmation of the hard work of recent years," Fein told the club's official homepage.

In the past season, Bayern Munich have wrapped up their sixth title defence in a row in the Bundesliga.