Transfer market in Corona-crisis: The League speculated on the money rain

the whole of The Bundesliga hopes to many millions of pounds: After the end of the English Premier League, the transfer market in the football could start in League finally. Above all, by at least 200 million, could spend Chelsea and Manchester United to the Champions League qualification for your desired player Kai Havertz, and Jadon Sancho. However, this money only helps if Leverkusen and Dortmund re-invest it in the Bundesliga, in. Many clubs hope that their Stars expensive on the island are selling for in Corona times to invest.

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test "If the money is not there, you can't go shopping," said Eintracht Frankfurt's sporting Director, Fredi Bobic and brings out the Dilemma of this summer to the point. It is a "tough and long, the summer will," says Bobic. Because the clubs after the unexpected Corona can output losses, only what they take – and usually not even that. On the other hand also the moral component of the prohibits large purchases. "We can now invest like crazy in new players, and at the same time you have to give up salary," says Bobic. Add to this the uncertainty over the Budget due to the open audience question.

"The market was overheated, now it is corona-damaged," says sporting Director Hasan Salihamidzic of FC Bayern. Because even at the industry leader, the current crisis is over is not entirely without a trace. "No one can seriously predict how long Corona is still to be engaged in football", says Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

"The clubs have created your shadow Cabinet of interesting players. But many wait, which player are you selling“, says player's agent Jörg Neblung. In the end, it was "like every year, only a little more extreme," says Neblung: "All are waiting for the investors clubs, the rich clubs and the Champions League participants take money in the Hand. And that the trickle down.“

you can not Expects the returning players out on loan and Junior teams promoted talents, have committed to the 18 first division club so far, with just 23 players. Many are borrowed or perspective player. Seven Clubs have not yet committed to a single professional from the outside. And in the only three cases in which two-digit million sums were paid – an estimated 50 million from Bayern for Leroy Sané, 25 million from Dortmund for a Jew, Bellingham, and up to 15 million of RB Leipzig for Hee-chan Hwang – flowed the money abroad.