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.
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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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