Money doesn’t grow on trees.
Bayern Munich’s contract work for this season is beginning to wrap up and plans for the upcoming summer transfer window are starting to take shape.
CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen shed some light on the financial thinking behind the sporting operation — and why the famously fiscally disciplined Bavarians are determined to run such a tight ship.
He fired a barb at Premier League clubs and the English model, too.
“It’s probably the biggest challenge for us to combine economic stability with maximum sporting success. It is much, much more difficult for us to establish ourselves in an international environment because the prices for our players are constantly rising,” Dreesen said in an interview last month (as captured by Az journalist Maximilian Koch, via @iMiaSanMia). “We cannot tap into a fund or a patron. It’s important that we work hard.
“We have a fantastic portfolio of sponsors, practically 30% of our income comes from sponsorship. English clubs and their investors have spent a lot of their money a bit wastefully in the past, and we cannot and must not afford that. We need creativity – and that also includes going out into the world.”
So far this season Bayern has extended the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, and Manuel Neuer. The work of slashing costs and selling players to fund future purchases…that is probably going to still be on the agenda for a while.
