Bayern Munich has opened an office in Midtown Manhattan as the club attempts to expand its reach in the United States.

The decision to open an office in New York, and another in Asia next year, came last July, after the hiring of Jörg Wacker as Bayern’s head of internationalization and strategy.

“We are coming to the States, and we are staying here,” said Rudolph Vidal, the managing director of Bayern’s United States division.

The decision to open an office in New York, and another in Asia next year, came last July, after the hiring of Jörg Wacker as Bayern’s head of internationalization and strategy.

“He felt we needed new revenues in different markets, and he came to identify these markets,” Vidal said. “And with partners like Audi, Allianz and Adidas” — each of which owns 8.3 percent of the team — “they wanted us to come to the United States first.”

Bayern is on a tour of the United States this summer playing several exhibition matches.