The financial model at Borussia Mönchengladbach could change in the near future. Sports director Max Eberl does not categorically rule this out.
The Corona pandemic continues to occupy the world. Clubs everywhere are affected. So is Bundesliga club Gladbach – also in financial terms.
It’s difficult for all of us that it has torn down so rapidly and continues to do so.
“It’s difficult for all of us that it’s torn down so rapidly and also continues to tear down,” said Fohlen sporting director Eberl at the press conference before the second-round opener against FC Bayern. Recently, the team from the Lower Rhine had to accept that the key players Matthias Ginter and Denis Zakaria could not be kept due to the tense financial situation.
“18 million less revenue “
According to Eberl, the players often had an “understanding, a feeling” for the critical situation, but it was not enough to extend their contracts. All in all, Gladbach has “18 million less income” due to the new television contract, in addition to the impending ghost games. And: “No one can currently say in which direction it will go. “
The 48-year-old therefore no longer rules anything out. Not even the help of investors at Gladbach. Eberl commented: “You always have to think about it, even if you see the competitors in the league.” As a club, you still have to “make strategic decisions for yourself”. Nevertheless, it could well be that “more clubs choose more creative ways to set themselves up accordingly” – including his Foals.
“Very complicated” situation could lead to rethinking
Because the current time “is very complicated”. Gladbach’s management will have to “think about how to proceed, also in the competitive situation”. Although Eberl is not in favour of some clubs in the world “still acting in the same way as before Corona”, which is “difficult to understand” for some players when it comes to contract negotiations.
Should Gladbach not be helped by investors, it could end up being “a goal to play a role in the Bundesliga” – but not to take part in the fight for international places, said Eberl. It was a matter of weighing up what the club wanted. To continue to spend only what is earned, or to keep the European Cup in mind as a realistic goal, possibly with financial injections.
