Bochum (AP) – Bochum’s coach Thomas Reis drew a comparison to VfL after the upcoming mega transfer from Dortmund’s Erling Haaland to Manchester City became known.
“We play in the Bundesliga for three years for 75 million euros. This year we had a budget of 24 million euros,” said the 48-year-old of the German Press Agency. Haaland can leave BVB for 75 million euros this summer thanks to an exit clause. There is general agreement about a move to the top English club coached by Pep Guardiola.
When asked what he thought of such sums against the background of the corona pandemic, in which more financial humility was often spoken of in football, Reis said: “It’s always just a snapshot. An Englishman starts the transfers Club because it has the cash. The English clubs may not suffer so much from the financial developments caused by the pandemic because they have investors in the background who have the appropriate financial resources and who then also contribute.”
Reis went on to say: “And then the domino effect takes effect. You get Haaland for 75 million. This frees up money for Dortmund. They get Nico Schlotterbeck, so Freiburg has money again and so on. Everyone has to know that for themselves. I can do that Don’t change totals anyway.”