Copyright: Herbert Bucco
Game scene from the Bundesliga duel between 1. FC Köln and Mainz 05 on April 9, 2022. Even before the new season, the financial superiority from England is causing problems for the league.
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The English Premier League sets exclamation marks at all levels even before the transfer window opens, making it clear that the Bundesliga has an extremely difficult time in the race for sought-after players.
Year after year, the transfer phase offers football fans a mixture of castles in the air, surprise changes and sobering insights. Our author notes that the supporters of the Bundesliga clubs in particular must continue to expect disappointments, this time before the change window opens. A comment.
Difficulty for football romantics! With Nottingham Forest, an absolutely traditional club in England managed to return to the Premier League after 23 years. The club from the home of robber hero Robin Hood fought unforgettable duels in the European Cup at the end of the 1970s with Bundesliga clubs such as 1. FC Köln and Hamburger SV.
However: Even the club with the iconic tree in the club crest has long been part of today’s football world, in which the financial dimensions are becoming more and more absurd. The ascent was only the last and most important step in a new financial era.
Bundesliga without a chance in the financial race against the Premier League
And so on Saturday (June 25, 2022) Forest grabbed Taiwo Awoniyi (24), one of the most accurate strikers of the past Bundesliga season, from Union Berlin for 20 million euros.
Premier League: Financial advantage thanks to TV billions
The television revenue alone for the new season is around 100 million euros – that corresponds almost exactly to the total budget of Awoniyi’s previous employer. Nottingham is said to have already bid for Moussa Niakhaté (26), captain of permanent Bundesliga club Mainz 05 (14th first division season in a row).
