His last transfer period as Borussia Dortmund’s sporting director ended unspectacularly without any new signings. Nevertheless, Michael Zorc continues to think about the disadvantages BVB and the other German clubs currently face.
“We have these restrictions, we are currently living without real spectator income,” explains Zorc and sees an imbalance when he looks across the borders: “Abroad, the stadiums are much fuller, which already creates economic disadvantages for the German clubs.” He calculates from BVB’s point of view: “If we turn over up to 4 million euros less per home game, that adds up – especially since we’ve already had two financial years that were heavily influenced by the Corona pandemic. “
Now the connection to the big leagues is in danger of being lost for good. “I already had the impression that England and Spain were far behind in the European competitions, and only Bayern Munich was able to compete economically,” says Zorc. And the fact that the French Ligue 1 and the Italian Serie A invested significantly more than the Bundesliga was “not a completely new development”.
Corona is doing the league a lot of harm because it is going to the basics: “The German clubs have always defined themselves by a somewhat different path, which is characterised by economic solidity. But now the pandemic is hitting the fan. Most clubs are not doing well economically at the moment, that is a fact.
