VfL Bochum Reis: For Haaland’s fee, “we’ll play in the Bundesliga for three years”

Bochum’s coach draws a comparison

Bochum’s coach Thomas Reis made a comparison with VfL after the upcoming transfer from Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland to Manchester City became known. “We play three years in the Bundesliga 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 early this summer thanks to an exit clause. For a long time there was talk of 75 million euros across the media, until transfer expert Fabrizio Romano wrote about a lower sum of around 60 million euros on Monday evening. There is general agreement about a move to the top English club coached by Pep Guardiola, but the final details still need to be clarified.

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 English club starts with the transfers because they have the money. 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.

Buy & sell: The biggest transfer profits in Bundesliga history

16 Anthony Modest | for €29m from 1. FC Köln to Tianjin T. | Profit: €24.5 million

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As of May 10, 2022

Note: The gallery does not include homegrown players or players who were signed on a free transfer and later transferred for big money. If known, resale shares are included

16 Julian Brandt | from Leverkusen to BVB for €25m | Profit: €24.5 million

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15 Kerem Demirbay | from Hoffenheim to Leverkusen for €32m | Profit: €27.3 million

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14 Naby Keïta | from RB Leipzig to Liverpool for €60m | Profit: €30.3 million

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12 Mats Hummels | for €35 million from BVB to FC Bayern | Profit: €30.8 million

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12 Timo Werner | from RB Leipzig to Chelsea for €53m | Profit: €30.8 million

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11 Edin Dzeko | for €37m from VfL Wolfsburg to Man City | Profit: €33 million

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10 Granit Xhaka | from Gladbach to Arsenal for €45m | Profit: €36 million

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9 Roberto Firmino | from Hoffenheim to Liverpool for €41m | Profit: €37.5 million

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8 Sebastien Haller | for €50 million from. Frankfurt to West Ham| Profit: €38 million

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7 Erling Haaland | for €60m from BVB to Man City | Profit: €40 million

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6 Luka Jovic | from E. Frankfurt to Real Madrid for €63m | Profit: €40.7 million

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5 Joelinton | from Hoffenheim to Newcastle for €44m | Profit: €41.8 million

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4 P.-E. Aubameyang | from BVB to Arsenal for €63.8m | Profit: €50.8 million

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3 Kevin De Bruyne | for €76m from VfL Wolfsburg to Man City | Profit: €54 million

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2 Jadon Sancho | from BVB to Man United for €85m | Profit: €64.4 million

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1 Ousmane Dembele | for €140m from BVB to Barça | Profit: €105 million

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Reis continued: “And then the domino effect kicks in. You get Haaland for 75 million. This frees up funds for Dortmund. They get Nico Schlotterbeck, so Freiburg has money again and so on. Everyone has to know that for themselves. I can’t change the totals anyway.”

Success at VfL Bochum: Coach Reis has made a name for himself

The trainer, who confidently managed to stay up with VfL, is meanwhile relaxed about his contract situation. When asked whether after the successful season of the Bundesliga promoted was not a good time for contract talks, he said: “The people involved in the club have to decide that. I think I’ve done a very good job here so far and have developed very well for my first professional position. You will see everything else.”

Reis’ contract with the Revierklub runs until the summer of 2023. “If the club wants to talk about working together beyond 2023 at some point, I’m willing to talk,” he said. He thinks “I’ve made a name for myself. My last contract was only extended in the half year in which it expired. That’s why I’m relaxed.”

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