Bayern save millions: Eberl cuts wages, but misses the target | OneFootball

The cost-cutting measures at FC Bayern were one of the big topics of the transfer summer. Sporting director Max Eberl was tasked by the supervisory board to reduce squad costs by around 20 percent. Now the results are in: the target was missed—but the savings are still significant.

The powerful trio of President Herbert Hainer, Honorary President Uli Hoeneß, and former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge instructed Eberl to noticeably reduce the squad’s salary expenses. The background: the budget was recently estimated at 300 million euros—too much, according to the club’s management.

Eberl focused on the top earners. No fewer than eight players left Bayern in the summer: Leroy Sané (20 million euros annual salary), Thomas Müller (17 million), Kingsley Coman (17 million), João Palhinha (8.5 million), Eric Dier (7 million), Mathys Tel (4 million), Paul Wanner (2 million), and Adam Aznou (330,000 euros).

According to BILD calculations, this adds up to around 76 million euros that have disappeared from the payroll. For loaned-out professionals like Daniel Peretz (HSV) or Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo), however, FC Bayern still covers the majority of the salary costs.

New signings cost 41 million euros

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On the other hand, there are the salaries of the four new signings: Luis Díaz (14 million), Nicolas Jackson (up to 14 million), Jonathan Tah (9 million), and Tom Bischof (4 million). Together, that amounts to around 41 million euros in new expenses.

All in all, this results in savings of about 35 million euros—equivalent to just under 12 percent of the total salary budget. The stated target of 20 percent was clearly missed, but Eberl was still able to noticeably reduce personnel costs and, above all, remove the top earners from the payroll.

Sporting price for the cost-cutting?

The downside: the squad has become significantly smaller. In total, 14 players left, including many young talents, while only six new signings were brought in. There is a particular shortage in attack: Kompany currently has only five fit attacking stars available, supplemented by the injured Jamal Musiala.

The question remains: has FC Bayern weakened itself athletically with the cost-cutting directive given to Eberl? In the short term, there is a lean squad; in the medium term, there is hope that the younger players can fill the gaps. Whether the cost-cutting will ultimately be paid for with titles or disappointment will be decided in the coming months.

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