Even with descent “financed through”
CEO Bernd Schröder has no doubts that the financially troubled FC Schalke 04 will receive the license even if they are relegated from the Bundesliga again. “Yes, I am quite sure that we will get it. As sensible merchants, we also arm ourselves for this scenario. We have to prove in the licensing that we are fully financed again in the 2nd division – and I am convinced that we will make it,” said the business mathematician of the “picture on sunday“.
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If he stayed in the lower house of football for a longer period of time, however, major renovation work would be necessary: ”After three or four years in the second division, Schalke would have to look different, we always said that. We would then have to look at which measures are necessary and sensible. You could sell the so-called silverware, you would have to pay the costs.
Schalke buys into the top 10: Bundesliga climbers with the highest transfer spending
11th place: Union Berlin (2019) – transfer expenses: €7.4 million
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Most expensive purchase at the time: Marvin Friedrich (€2 million)
10th place: Eintracht Frankfurt (2011) – transfer expenses: €7.7 million
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Most expensive purchase: Kevin Trapp (€1.5 million)
9th place: Schalke 04 (2022) – transfer expenses: €7.98 million
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Most expensive purchase: Thomas Ouwejan (€2m; previously on loan)
8th place: 1. FC Köln (2014) – transfer expenses: €8.2m
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Most expensive purchase: Simon Zoller (€3.5 million)
7th place: TSG Hoffenheim (2008) – transfer expenses: €10.7 million
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Most expensive purchase: Wellington (€4.5 million)
6th place: VfB Stuttgart (2020) – transfer expenses: €14.95m
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Most expensive purchase: Gregor Kobel (€7.2 million)
5th place: SC Freiburg (2016) – Transfer spend: €15.3m
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Most expensive purchase: Caglar Söyüncü (€7.9 million)
4th place: 1. FC Köln (2019) – transfer expenses: €18.0m
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Most expensive purchase: Ellyes Skhiri (€6 million)
3rd place: Hannover 96 (2017) – Transfer spend: €18.5m
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Most expensive purchase: Jonathas (9 million €)
2nd place: VfB Stuttgart (2017) – Transfer spend: €27.2m
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Most expensive purchase: Chadrac Akolo (€6 million)
1st place: RB Leipzig (2016) – transfer expenses: €68.4 million
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Most expensive purchase: Naby Keita (€29.8m)
Schalke board member Schröder: “They are important for German football”
The Royal Blues had already rigorously rebuilt the squad after the last descent in summer 2021 and, under the aegis of the then sports director Rouven Schröder, generated a financial plus of 38.6 million euros in the transfer market with a total of 33 departures and 31 arrivals (to Overview). At that time, a large part of the top earners were removed from the expenditure list and a salary cap was introduced.
Nevertheless, Schröder sees FC Schalke 04 among the top German clubs. “Even though we’re 18th right now – we’re being asked and we’re still weighty. We are still one of the three largest clubs in Germany, are among the top 3 and are important for German football,” said the 56-year-old, referring to the 165,000 members and the many fans. Schröder also referred to the high TV ratings for Schalke games: “Which games are the fans watching? These are in particular the games of Bayern, Dortmund and Schalke. We are a big player in German football, we know our worth.”
He called for a different distribution of television money: “Those who guarantee more quotas should also get more money. It’s clubs like Frankfurt, Bremen, Cologne and Schalke, along with Bayern and Dortmund, that keep the Bundesliga attractive and attract thousands of fans to the stadiums and in front of the television. The rights holders pay for that, so at the end of the day you have to see it on our bill.”
33 to 90 million euros: Bundesliga clubs sorted by TV revenue 2022/23
18 VfL Bochum – Revenue: €33.3m
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national: €30.3 million, international: €3 million
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17 Werder Bremen – Revenue: €36.8m
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national: €33.8 million, international: €3 million
16 VfB Suttgart – Revenue: €41.7m
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national: €38.3 million, international: €3.4 million
14 FC Augsburg – Revenue: €44.2m
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national: €40.8 million, international: €3.4 million
14 Schalke 04 – Revenue: €44.2m
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national: €37.2 million, international: €7 million
13 Hertha BSC – Revenue: €47.6m
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national: €44.3 million, international: €4.3 million
12 1. FC Koln – Revenue: €50.9m
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national: €46.6 million, international: €4.3 million
11 Mainz 05 – Revenue: €52.2m
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national: €48.8 million, international: €3.4 million
10 Union Berlin – Income: €54.9 million
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national: €50.4 million, international: €4.5 million
9 SC Freiburg – Revenue: €56.3m
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national: €52.9 million, international: €3.4 million
8 TSG Hoffenheim – Revenue: €63m
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national: €54.5 million, international: €8.5 million
7 VfL Wolfsburg – Revenue: €64.3m
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national: €56.1 million, international: €8.2 million
6 Borussia Mönchengladbach – Revenue: €66.7M
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national: €58.7 million, international: €8 million
5 Eintracht Frankfurt – Revenue: €73.5m
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national: €57.3 million, international: €16.2 million
4 Bayer 04 – Revenue: €75.5m
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national: €59.6 million, international: €15.9 million
3 RB Leipzig – Revenue: €78.3m
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national: €61.5 million, international: €16.8 million
2 Borussia Dortmund – Revenue: €80.1m
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national: €63.6 million, international: €16.5 million
1 FC Bayern – Revenue: €90.2m
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national: €64.3 million, international: €25.9 million
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