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Managing Director Herrich: Hertha BSC “a case for restructuring”

Bytaketonews

Apr 12, 2023

Personnel costs must go down

Hertha BSC faces further severe financial cuts in the coming years. “The term ‘existential’ is not stretched too far. Hertha is in need of restructuring,” said Managing Director Thomas Herrich.Süddeutsche Zeitung“, “we have already had to and will continue to have to make decisions that hurt.”

The 58-year-old sees savings potential in material costs and the reduction of personnel, which also includes the professional squad of the current table penultimate in the Bundesliga. Personnel costs are to be reduced by a third from almost 100 million euros. However, Herrich also emphasized: “We will not save ourselves to death. Above all, we play professional football here.”

Herrich, who has been managing director of the “Alte Dame” since the middle of last year, also denied that the EUR 374 million from the former investor Lars Windhorst saved Hertha BSC from insolvency: “Of course Hertha would still exist without Windhorst! That the money helped us a lot, especially during the pandemic phase – no question.” The high sums would also have tempted people to live “beyond their means”. The Berliners had spent EUR 177.9 million on new players since the summer of 2019, compared to income of EUR 111.15 million (for all transfers).

Löwen to Boëtius: All Hertha transfers under investor Windhorst

From expensive stars to free transfer veterans & perspective players …

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Hertha have brought in these players since Lars Windhorst joined in the summer of 2019

July 1, 2019 – Eduard Löwen | €7m from 1. FC Nürnberg

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Now at St. Louis CITY SC

July 1, 2019 – Marko Grujic | €2m loan fee from Liverpool FC

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Already played on loan at Hertha in 2018/19, then was loaned out again
Now at FC Porto

1.7.2019 – Dedryck Boyata | Free transfer from Celtic FC

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Now at Club Brugge

18.7.2019 – Daishawn Redan | €2.7m from Chelsea

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2024, on loan at FC Utrecht

08/01/2019 – Dodi Lukebakio | €20m from Watford FC

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2024

September 2, 2019 – Marius Wolf | €2 million rental fee from BVB

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Returned to BVB in 2020

1/1/2020 – Santiago Ascacíbar | €10m from VfB Stuttgart

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Now with the US Cremonese

27.1.2020 – Lucas Tousart | €25m from Olympique Lyon

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

30.1.2020 – Krzysztof Piatek | €24m from AC Milan

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan from US Salernitana

January 31, 2020 – Matheus Cunha | €18m from RB Leipzig

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Now at Atlético Madrid

August 4, 2020 – Alexander Schvolow | €7m from SC Freiburg

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan at FC Schalke 04

15.9.2020 – Jhon Cordoba | €15m from 1. FC Köln

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Now at FK Krasnodar

5.10.2020 – Omar Alderete | unknown fee from FC Basel

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025, on loan at FC Getafe

5.10.2020 – Mattéo Guendouzi | €1m loan fee from Arsenal FC

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Now at Olympique Marseille

14.1.2021 – Deyovaisio Zeefuik | €4m from FC Groningen

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Unknown contract length at Hertha BSC

February 1, 2021 – Sami Khedira | Free transfer from Juventus

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Career ended in summer 2021

February 1, 2021 – Nemanja Radonjic | €0.25m loan fee from Marseille

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Now at Torino FC

1 July 2021 – Kevin Prince Boateng | Free transfer from AC Monza

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023

July 1, 2021 – Suat Serdar | €8m from Schalke 04

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

July 27, 2021 – Stevan Jovetic | Free transfer from AS Monaco

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023 with an option for another year

August 9, 2021 – Marco Richter | €7.1m from FC Augsburg

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

23.8.2021 – Ishak Belfodil | €0.5m from 1899 Hoffenheim

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Now at Al-Gharafa SC

August 26, 2021 – Oliver Christensen | €3m from Odense BK

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

August 27, 2021 – Jurgen Ekkelenkamp | €3m from Ajax

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Now at Royal Antwerp

August 31, 2021 – Mycians Maolida | €4m from OGC Nice

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

1/1/2022 – Fredrik André Bjørkan | Free transfer from Bodø/Glimt

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026, on loan from Feyenoord

January 25, 2022 – Marc Oliver Kempf | €0.5m from VfB Stuttgart

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

29.1.2022 – Dong-jun Lee | €0.8m from Ulsan Hyundai

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

31.1.2022 – Kelian Nsona | €0.5m from SM Caen

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

May 31, 2022 – Filip Uremovic | Free transfer from Rubin Kazan

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

14.6.2022 – Jonjoe Kenny | Free transfer from Everton FC

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

07/02/2022 – Jessic Ngankam | €2m from Greuther Furth

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

Buyback clause after Fürth committed Ngankam on loan via a purchase option for €2m

5.7.2022 – Ivan Sunjic | Loan from Birmingham City

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023

13.7.2022 – Chidera Ejuke | Loan from CSKA Moscow

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2023

July 30, 2022 – Wilfried Kanga | €5m from BSC Young Boys

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

08/08/2022 – Jean-Paul Boëtius | Free transfer from 1. FSV Mainz 05

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2025

08/31/2022 – Augustin Rogel | €400,000 from Estudiantes

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Contract with Hertha BSC until 2026

He hopes to break even by the end of the 2025/26 season. The new investor “777 Partners” should also contribute to this. The company is already the owner of five other football clubs and has numerous specialists on hand who can support the sporting management of the Berliners. According to him, Hertha would also survive a relegation that Herrich does not expect.

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