🤑 Ex-Bundesliga star reveals all his salaries at eight clubs | OneFootball

It feels like there's no club where Max Kruse hasn't played in his career: Werder Bremen, Freiburg, St. Pauli, Gladbach, Wolfsburg, Fenerbahçe, Union Berlin, Paderborn. The list is long. And with so many clubs, he must have surely earned a good sum over the years, right?

In his podcast "Flatterball," which he runs together with his buddy and former pro Martin Harnik, Max Kruse now talks openly about the salaries from his former professional stations. Because, if he remembers one thing, says Kruse, it's how much he earned where: “I forget many things from my past, from the last 15 years, but when it comes to money, I still know relatively well what I earned.” Podcast partner Harnik asks: “What can you remember exactly, annual salaries?” Kruse: “No, monthly salaries and bonuses.”

And then the 37-year-old starts: "Amateurs 1250 euros at Werder, first professional contract 6000 euros. St. Pauli first season in the 2nd league 12,000 euros, second season in the 1st league 18,000 euros. Freiburg in the first year 30,000 euros. Borussia Mönchengladbach 100,000 euros, then came Wolfsburg, that was 250,000 euros. Then Werder Bremen, also 250,000 euros."

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After the move to the Süper Lig to Fenerbahçe, Kruse reportedly earned the most, namely 300,000 euros. The subsequent move to Union Berlin brought in "only" 125,000 euros per month. But then with Wolfsburg, it was again 300,000 euros.

Regarding his last professional station, Kruse doesn't remember much: "And then to Paderborn, that was 30,000 gross. From 300 to 30, what was I thinking?"

Since 2024, Kruse has been playing in the district league at BSV Dersim II. It's a shame he didn't tell us what he earns there.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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