Wirtz, Ekitiké, Sesko, also Xhaka: The Bundesliga lost some top players in this transfer summer. That is due to the money, of course. But there are other reasons.
The English Premier League In this transfer summer with money just thrown around. And she still does it. According to “Transfermarkt.de”, the 20 clubs have so far invested more than 2.3 billion euros in new players. For comparison: The German Bundesliga, the Spanish Primera Division and the Italian series A have so far come to transfer expenditure of 1.9 billion – well -known together.
Premier League Wildert in the Bundesliga
In search of new players, the team managers from the island also found what they were looking for in the Bundesliga this summer. Above all, the departure from international Florian Wirtz to FC Liverpool hurts. Because it could also have switched to Munich. The “Reds” of the ANFILD Road Wirtz colleague Jeremie Frimpong and later Hugo Ekitiké from Eintracht Frankfurt also signed.
Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko leaves the Bundesliga towards Manchester UnitedDortmund’s Jamie Gitten moved to FC ChelseaBavaria’s Mathys Tel is now playing with the Tottenham Hotspur.
Xhaka: relegation battle instead of Champions League
Leverkusens Granit Xhaka would have with Leverkusen in the coming season Champions League But it is better to fight with England promoters AFC Sunderland Against the descent, and Hoffenheim’s Anton Stach is now running for Leeds United on. Stach is a good example of the huge amounts that change bank accounts. For the defensive midfielder, who is not exactly considered a superstar in this country, the Premier League promoter paid a whopping 20 million euros. Also the FC Southampton For Cologne’s Damion Downs, who kicked in the second division last season, paid a relatively large amount of money with eight million euros.
Others try their luck elsewhere. For example, national player Leroy Sane, who is now running in Istanbul for Galatasaray. And with Thomas Müller, who in the career in Vancouver Leaving the league loses one of its formative faces. And the transfer summer is not over yet. Leipzig’s Xavi Simons should be about to reach Chelsea FC.
Only Luis Diaz stands out
Among the newcomers, i.e. players who come from foreign associations to the Bundesliga, you are looking for superstars in vain. At most, the Colombian Luis Diaz, who moves from Liverpool from FC to Bayern, is worth mentioning. The German elite classes mainly come to the German elite classes such as Jobe Bellingham (Dortmund), Jarell Quansah, Malik Tillman (both Leverkusen) or Johan Bakayoko (Leipzig).
So you wonder if the Bundesliga is only attractive as a springboard? In any case, the superstars are less. Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala play at Bayern – that was it.
Kahn: “Not the big role internationally”
Oliver Kahn thought about this question in an interview with the “kicker”. The German elite league games “Internationally, not a big role”judged the former national goalkeeper and former Bavaria board: “If I talk to people somewhere in the world, there is no big difference between the Bundesliga, Series A and Ligue 1. The Premier League and La Liga stand out significantly.” Therefore he can also do young star Wirtz “Understand well”.
But those responsible must “Make it thoughtful if one of the best German players prefers to move to England instead of FC Bayern”said Kahn. He sees in German football “A deceptive attractiveness”. Full stadiums, outstanding atmosphere or perfect framework conditions are no longer sufficient today.
Leipzig’s sports director Marcel Schäfer has no problem with the role of the Bundesliga as a springboard. “It makes us proud to have developed the next player for the Premier League and one of the biggest clubs worldwide”he said. Two years ago, Leipzig submitted Josko Gvardiol to Manchester City for 90 million euros.
Bundesliga cannot keep up with financially
One thing is clear: the German clubs cannot keep up with financially.“We cannot and will not unconditionally get into this race if players wake up desires at the top clubs”said Eintracht Frankfurt’s board spokesman Axel Hellmann in the “Kicker”: “The earning opportunities on the international market have changed.”
This also applies to leagues that are rather unattractive in terms of sport. In addition to Ekitiké, the Frankfurter had recently had Tuta in the best football age, the Stuttgart Enzo Millot went to Saudi Arabia at the age of 23.
Sammer: What does German football actually stand for? “
To change that, German football must develop an identity again. “When I see German football, I consciously ask myself the question: What does German football actually stand for today?”said Borussia Dortmund’s consultant Matthias Sammer: “I can’t see it.” Many stars obviously not either.