Structural deficit – will Dortmund have to sell a key player this summer? | OneFootball

With Justin Lerma (Independiente del Valle) and Kauã Prates (Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte), whose signing is expected to be officially completed soon, Borussia Dortmund is bringing in two top talents from South America this summer. The hope is that they will ideally develop into international top players in the Bundesliga. Further transfer activities, however, are currently only possible to a limited extent.

According to a recent report by Sport Bild, BVB is almost forced to sell a key player for a high price this summer in order to be able to invest themselves. The paper names Felix Nmecha as a candidate in this context, who would definitely have a market in the Premier League and is reportedly of interest to Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, among others.

The reason for the need to achieve substantial transfer revenues is the high costs for the licensed player sector, which are said to be around 200 million euros. Without extraordinary income, such as last year’s sale of Jamie Gittens to FC Chelsea, a structural deficit of about 20 million euros per season is expected to arise, which would automatically leave little room for expensive transfer spending.

Salary budget hardly adjustable in the short term

With the expected departure of Niklas Süle, a top earner will indeed be leaving, but at the same time, Nico Schlotterbeck or Karim Adeyemi are unlikely to earn less in the event of the contract extensions BVB is aiming for. Emre Can is also set for an extension, albeit on lower terms, and a similar situation applies to Julian Brandt.

In the short term, the salary budget can therefore hardly be significantly reduced, while the revenue side could only be noticeably improved through major sporting successes, especially in the Champions League. BVB thus faces a difficult balancing act this summer, because if all the sought-after players like Schlotterbeck, Adeyemi, or Nmecha stay, there would hardly be room for major investments.

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